>>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE APRIL
19th 2021 MEETING OF THE PUBLI
ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS EXCUSE
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
RUNNING 15 MINUTES LATE TODAY.
WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE RULE?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE THREE
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> JUST A COUPLE OF NOTES
BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE APPROVA
OF THE AGENDA. THERE WERE SOME
UPDATES TO THE PRESENTATION
SUBMITTED BY THE PRESENTATION
FOR THE THIRD AVENUE PROJECT.
SORRY, FOR THE INVITE CARE TEAM
CLERK, JUST CORRECT ME. MY
CLERK TO DISTRIBUTE THE UPDATE
SLIDE DECK. COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SHOULD HAVE HAD ACCESS TO THAT
FOR THE LAST HALF HOUR. I JUST
WANTED TO PUT ON THE RECORD THA
SUBSTITUTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE
VIEWING PUBLIC AND THOSE
MATERIALS WILL ULTIMATELY BE
UPDATED FOR THE RECORD. I JUST
WANTED TO STATE THAT THERE WILL
BE SOME CHANGES. THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAM CAN SPEAK TO THOSE
CHANGES WHEN WE GET TO THAT PAR
OF THE AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. I'M HERE NO OBJECTION
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. PUBLIC
COMMENT? THE CHAIR WILL
MODERATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
SESSION. I WILL GIVE ONE MINUT
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. HOW MANY
FOLKS ARE SIGNED UP?
>> WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP
IN PERSON AND ONE PERSON SIGNED
UP VIRTUALLY FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> GREAT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
PROCEED WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. THE FIRST PERSON SIGNE
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS
ANDREW. ANDREW, IF YOU APPROACH
THE MICROPHONE YOU WILL HAVE ON
MINUTE FROM WHENEVER YOU BEGIN
SPEAKING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SORRY, ANDREW. IT DOESN'T
SOUND LIKE THE MICROPHONE IS ON
>> ANDREW, COULD YOU TRY ONE
MORE TIME?
>> HELLO?
>> I THINK IT IS WORKING. GO
AHEAD. SORRY, WE WILL RESTART
YOUR TIME.
>> THAT AFTERNOON, COUNCILMAN
AND ALL OF THE GUESTS IN THE
CHANGER TODAY. MY NAME IS
ANDREW KASTEN. FOR THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS I HAVE BEEN ON AN
INTENSE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY AND I
HAS BROUGHT ME TO MANY PLACES
AND SHOWN ME MANY THINGS. MOST
RECENTLY I FOUND MYSELF HOUSE
WAS IN SEATTLE. I WANTED TO COM
HERE TODAY TO OFFER MY THANKS
TO ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT A
EVERY TURN I'VE BEEN GIVEN. IT'
BEEN A HUMBLING AND INCREDIBLE
EXPERIENCE BEING IN THIS
POSITION. I JUST WANT TO SAY,
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING AND AL
THE WORK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO
DO. ON TOP OF THAT I HAVE AN
ILLUMINATION WHICH I WAS GIVEN
CONCERNING ONE OF THE ROADBLOCK
THAT SEEM TO BE IMPEDING SOME
OF THE EFFORTS REGARDING
HOMELESSNESS . I WILL BE
AVAILABLE AFTER THE MEETING IF
ANYONE WANTS TO GIVE ME A COUPL
OF MINUTES. IT WILL JUST TAKE
MORE THAN ONE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ANDREW. OUR NEXT
PUBLIC COMMENT OR IS BILL
HACKETT. BILL, YOU HAVE TO PRES
START AND SIX TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF. THEN YOU WILL HAVE ON
MINUTE.
>> CHAIRPERSON LOUIS AND
COUNCILMEMBERS , I HAVE PREPARE
FOR THE TWO MINUTES THAT WAS
ANNOUNCED ONLINE. IS GOING TO
START. THE TASK FORCE ON
HOMELESSNESS. -- UNIVERSITY
HEIGHTS CENTER. THOSE TEAMS ARE
OPERATING UNDER FUNDING FROM TH
REGIONAL AUTHORITY. THEY ALSO
HAVE A -- WORK GROUP. AND A
SUBCOMMITTEE THAT YOU WILL HEAR
FROM SHORTLY THAT JUST ADDRESSE
SEATTLE. HAD A PRIOR MEETING
WITH CHAIRPERSON LEWIS AND I WA
ABLE TO DATE MY MANY INNOVATION
BEING CONSIDERED. THERE NEEDS T
BE MORE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE
KNOW FOR VEHICLE RESIDENCY
BECAUSE WE HAVE TOO MANY ON
AGREED-UPON PROTOCOLS. WE HAVE
ENFORCEMENT OF LAW AND LACK
THERE OF. WE HAVE REMEDIATION'S
AND REMOVALS . TOO MUCH TIME I
GOING BY TO ALLEVIATE THE HARM
WITH THE BAND-AIDS IN PLACE.
HAVE A SUMMIT WITH THE
APPROPRIATE CITY PARTNERS, JUST
LIKE WHEN THE MITIGATION
FORMED. WE HAVE NO IN POUNDS
UNDER -- TO THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC DUE TO THE PARTNERSHIP
OF PARKING ENFORCEMENT AND
MUNICIPAL COURT. WE NEED TO
WORK TOGETHER. LET'S DO THIS
SUMMIT . LET'S TALK TOGETHER AN
WORK OUT BETTER WAYS TO DO
VEHICLE RESIDENCY. THANK YOU.
>> MR. CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OU
PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CLERK
AND THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC WHO CAME TO COMMENT
THIS AFTERNOON. ITEMS OF
BUSINESS, ITEM 1. WILL THE CLER
PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> ITEM 1. PRESENTATION ON THE
THIRD AVENUE PROJECT.
>> PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE
COMMITTEE TABLE.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE ASSEMBLED THE
TEAM TO SOLVE ALL OF THE WORLD'
PROBLEMS TODAY APPARENTLY. I'M
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START. WH
DON'T WE START WITH BRANDY AND
GO DOWN THE TABLE TO HAVE ERIN
NOON INTRODUCE THEMSELVES?
>> MY NAME IS BRANDY FLOOD. I
AM --
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. I WORK FOR THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER ASSOCIATION , NOW KNOW
AS STATE OF THE ACTION.
>> I AM LISA, COEXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF PDA , WHICH STANDS
FOR PURPOSE, DIGNITY, ACTION. I
WORK WITH THE LEAD PROJECT
MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M STEPHANI
WHEELER SMITH. I AM THE CO-OWNE
AND COO OF WDC. WE DELIVER
CARE.
>> DOMINIQUE DAVIS. CEO AND
COFOUNDER OF WDC.
>> GENERAL MANAGER OF THE
MELBOURNE TOWER 10 STORY OFFICE
BUILDING AT THIRD AND PIKE. I'
HERE ON BEHALF OF ALL THE
NEIGHBORS BETWEEN AND PIKE AND
UNION.
>>, STRATEGIC ADVISOR
REPRESENTING HOMELESSNESS AND
OVERSEEING THE THIRD AVENUE
PROJECT CONTRACT. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO ARE VIEWING, AND FO
COUNSEL COMMITTEE MEMBERS,
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF NEWS
RECENTLY ABOUT SOME ACTIVITIES
ON THIRD AVENUE. I WILL BRIEFL
BEGIN AT THE FRONT AND HANDED
OVER TO OUR PRESENTERS JUST TO
SAY IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD TO SE
THIS WERE COMING TOGETHER. WE
CAME TOGETHER AS A PROVIDER
COMMUNITY, BUSINESS COMMUNITY,
RESIDENTS OF UPTOWN ON SOME
BACKSLIDING IN THIRD AVENUE IN
THE SUMMER OF 2022 . WE ARE
REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHA
WE CAN DO TO INCREASE OUR
PRESENCE, ACTIVITY, FOCUS ON
SOME OF THE CHRONIC PROBLEMS
THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED FOR
DECADES WITH THE THIRD AVENUE
CORRIDOR. WE HAVE A LOT OF GREA
INFORMATION. THERE HAS BEEN HAR
WORK FROM EVERYONE WHO IS OUT
THERE. EVERY DAY I'M COMING
INTO THE WORK I SEE THAT WE
DELIVER CARE TEAM WALKING UP AN
DOWN THIRD AVENUE. IT IS GREAT
TO SEE THAT STANDING AND
CONSISTENT PRESENCE THERE. JUS
TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO A
LITTLE BACKGROUND AT THE FRONT.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR THE
PRESENTATION AND HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AN
HAVE COUNSEL COLLEAGUES ASK
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS WORK TO
MAYBE DO A LITTLE BIT OF
REFLECTING AND OPEN SESSION ON
WHERE WE MIGHT GO NEXT AND WHAT
WE CAN LEARN FROM WHAT WE HAVE
DONE SO FAR. I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO WHOEVER IS STARTING THE
PRESENTATION. IS THAT SEAN?
>> YEAH. AS I SAID BEFORE, MY
NAME IS SHAWN BLACKWELL. I WAN
TO GIVE SINCERE THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND TO THE
COUNSEL FOR HAVING US. I ALSO
WANT TO THINK COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE WHO FUNDED THIS EFFORT.
AND TO THE HSD DEPARTMENT
LEADERSHIP. SEVERAL OF WHOM ARE
HERE, INCLUDING MICHAEL BAILEY,
CHRIS, TONYA, SPECIAL THANKS T
PARTNERS WHO ARE PART OF THE
COALITION . THESE PARTNERS HAVE
STEPPED UP TO ENGAGE THIS EFFOR
TO REVITALIZE AND REACTIVATE TH
DOWNTOWN CORE DOOR. IF YOU WANT
TO MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THA
INCLUDES KING COUNTY, DOWNTOWN
EMERGENCY SERVICE CENTER, HSD
HOPE TEAM , REACH , CO-LEAD,
HEALTHONE, SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT , WE DELIVER CARE ,
THE BACKBONE . THERE ARE OTHERS
THAT WILL LIKELY JOIN THIS
EFFORT. WHAT IS IT THAT WE ARE
DOING HERE? IT'S A MULTI-PARTNE
MULTI-PROMPT COLLABORATION TO
ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY AND ISSUE
ON THIRD AVENUE. NEXT SLIDE.
I JUST MENTIONED THESE AGENCIES
A MINUTE AGO. YOU CAN MOVE ON T
THE NEXT SLIDE. WHAT IS IT THAT
WE ARE DOING HERE? WE HAVE WDC
AS THE BACKBONE PRESENCE. THEY
ARE TASKED WITH DE-ESCALATING
POTENTIALLY UNSAFE DYNAMICS .
THEY MAINTAIN A PRESENCE OUT
THERE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM
6:00 A.M. TO 9:30 P.M. THEY
ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
ENGAGED IN ILLICIT COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITY, THAT COULD BE DRUG
DEALING , GOING INTO STORES ,
BOOSTING AND STEALING TO
MAINTAIN THEIR HABIT OR FOR
OTHER REASONS. THEY OFFER
SUPPORT TO THEM FOR INCOME
PROJECTS. THOSE ARE THE FOLKS
THAT ARE ENGAGING IN ILLICIT
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. AND THEY
MAKE REFERRALS FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE EXPERIENCING BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH NEEDS . INVOLVED IN THI
PROCESS , FROM THE OUTSET, IS
INFORMATION GATHERING. EARLY O
WE HAD A DATA SHARING PLATFORM
WE ALSO ENGAGED THE BUSINESSES
THAT ARE OUT THERE IN THE TAMPA
AREA TO GET A BASELINE
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S
HAPPENING. WE WANTED TO FIND
OUT WHO IS OUT HERE, WHAT IS
GOING ON, WHAT ARE THE
BUSINESSES EXPERIENCING ? WE
WANT TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY
WE UNDERSTAND THIS INVOLVES A
COORDINATED COMMUNITY EFFORT AN
WE WANT A BASELINE UNDERSTANDIN
OF THAT. THE DATA THAT'S
COLLECTED, THE PEOPLE THAT WE
IDENTIFY , THEIR NAMES AND OTHE
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ARE
INPUTTED INTO THE DATABASE THAT
WE HAVE AND WE CREATED A BY
NAME LIST. RELATIONSHIPS THAT
WE HAVE WITH PARTNERING AGENCIE
THAT ARE BUILT UP. THERE'S A
LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES WITH THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS TO CROSSCHECK TH
NAMES AGAINST THE NAMES THAT
ARE IN OTHER LISTS AROUND THE
CITY. BY DOING SO WE WILL
STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF
IDENTIFYING PEOPLE WHO ARE IN
THE AREA AND TO FREQUENT OTHER
AREAS OF THE CITY THAT COME INT
THE AREA TO GET THEIR NEEDS MET
ON A DAILY BASIS. WE WILL
STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF
GETTING THEM THE HELP THAT THEY
NEED. BY DOING SO IT WILL REALL
USE THE DISORDER ISSUES OUT
THERE. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING
WDC IS PROACTIVELY ENGAGING IN
PUBLIC SAFETY AND ISSUES IN A
WAY THAT SUPPLEMENTS THE WORK
THAT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT
PARTNERS ARE DOING IN THE AREA.
THEY SUPPLEMENT THAT WORK BY
DOING THE THINGS THAT I
MENTIONED ABOVE. BY DOING SO
THEY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PUBLI
DISORDER CALLS THAT ARE COMING
IN BY PROACTIVELY AND REACTIVEL
ENGAGING IN SITUATIONS THAT
WOULD OTHERWISE PROBABLY
ESCALATE TO A 911 CALL OR SOME
OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE. THIS
IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, WHO AS WE
ALL KNOW ARE EXTREMELY
SHORTSTAFFED. THEY ALSO
DE-ESCALATE BY CONCENTRATING O
GROUPS IN THE AREA THAT ARE
ENGAGED IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY AND
CONNECTING THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO
SERVICES. LASTLY, BEFORE I PASS
IT ON, I WOULD LIKE FOLKS TO
KNOW THAT WE HAVE ENLISTED THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO DO
DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION. THEY
HAVE EMBEDDED WITH THE TEAM TO
ASSESS WHAT IS GOING ON AND TO
PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR RAPID
ADJUSTMENTS IF NEEDED FOR
ADVOCACY. WITH THAT I WILL PAS
IT TO BRANDON AND LISA.
>> THANK YOU, SEAN. FOLKS HAVE
PROBABLY FIGURED OUT THAT TAPI
IS THE ACRONYM. BRANDY AND I
HAVE A SHORT SEGMENT. THIS AREA
THE UPPER THIRD AVENUE AREA,
SOMETIMES KNOWN AS THE BLADE
FROM STEWART UNIVERSITY AND
WITH WINGS DOWN TO SECOND AND U
TO FOURTH AVENUE. THIS HAS BEEN
AN AREA VERY HEAVILY IMPACTED
BY UNLAWFUL STREET ACTIVITY FOR
DECADES. SO THIS ISN'T NEW. IN
PUBLIC POLICY DISCUSSIONS WE
HAVE A SUPER SHORT TIME HORIZON
OR MEMORY. SO IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE REMEMBER THAT THIS IS
NOT NEW. IT DEFINITELY DID
ACCELERATE AND INTENSIFY DURING
THE PANDEMIC YEARS. CONDITIONS
WERE, I THINK EVERYONE CAN
AGREE, REACHING A HIGH POINT O
PROBLEMATIC DYNAMICS AND
ENVIRONMENT IN 2020 AND 2021.
ALL OF THE PARTNERS SITTING
AROUND THIS TABLE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON A MULTI-PARTNER
RESPONSE TO ENCAMPMENTS IN
PIONEER SQUARE , THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, AND THE
DOWNTOWN CARE, WHICH THIS
COMMITTEE HAS HEARD ABOUT
BEFORE. I THINK IT'S PRETTY
WELL UNDERSTOOD WHAT THAT WAS.
THE KEY POINT WAS THAT WE HAD
BEGUN WORKING TOGETHER WITH A
COALITION OF THE WILLING , THAT
SEAN IS DESCRIBING. THE GOAL
THERE WAS TO USE HUMAN SERVICE
TOOLS, HOUSING, CASE MANAGEMENT
OUTREACH. BUT TO ACHIEVE A FEL
IMPACT IN A VERY DEFINED AREA
GEOGRAPHICALLY. AND IN THAT WAY
HOLD THE WORK ACCOUNTABLE. YOU
CAN TELL IF IT'S WORKING BECAUS
THE CONDITIONS ARE BETTER OR NO
BETTER. THAT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTFUL IN THE THIRD AVENUE
AREA IN 2021 AND 2022. THE LAS
PLACEMENT WAS AT FOURTH AND
PIKE. IN FEBRUARY OF 2022.
WITHIN THAT PROJECT CAME TO AN
END. IN THE SUMMER OF 2022
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS REPRESENTED
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE SPD,
AND SOME LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS
CALLED US IN TO ASK WHAT WE CA
DO NOW ABOUT ONGOING ACUTE
PUBLIC ORDER ISSUES, PUBLIC
HEALTH ISSUES, PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES IN THE AREA THAT ARE NO
DIRECTLY RELATED TO AN
ENCAMPMENT. THEY WERE POSING
REALLY DIRE THREATS TO THE
VIABILITY OF BUSINESSES TRYING
TO REOPEN IN WHAT IS STILL A
REALLY CHALLENGING COMMERCIAL
ENVIRONMENT. WE WANTED TO TAP
THAT SAME MAGIC THAT JUST CARE
REPRESENTED, WHICH WAS DOING
THINGS THAT WERE BLENDING WHAT
WE HAVE IN A NEW WAY TO BE MORE
IMPACTFUL. WE ALSO KNEW THAT
WHAT WE HAD AT THAT TIME WAS
NOT JUST MORE OF STREET-BASED
CASE MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS WHAT
BRANDY AND THE PDA COLLABORATE
WITH. IT IS AN ELEMENT BUT IT'
NOT GOING TO BE THE RESPONSE
THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDED BECAUSE
IT'S MUCH MORE COMPLEX. SO I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO BRANDY FO
THE THOUGHT PROCESS THAT LED US
TO FORMING THE THIRD AVENUE
PROJECT COALITION.
>> THANKS, LISA. DURING THAT
TIME WE ARE ALSO ON THE HEELS O
POLICE BRUTALITY THAT -- A
DIFFERENT DYNAMIC WITH ADDING
WDC VERSUS AS WE DID IT FOR JUS
CARE. WE NEEDED TO BUILD THAT
TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY TO COME
AND ACCESS RESOURCES TO WORK
ACROSS PARTNERSHIPS AND THINGS
OF THAT NATURE. WE NEED THIS
OTHER DYNAMIC TO MAKE THIS MORE
EFFECTIVE ABOUT ADDING THIS
PREVENTATIVE SUPPORT THROUGHOU
THIRD AVENUE. ESPECIALLY AT A
TIME WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE
RESOURCES THROUGH THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND OTHER ENTITIES
DUE TO LACK OF RESOURCES. WE
NEED THIS PART TO DO IT WELL.
THAT WAS WHY ADDING WDC WAS SO
EFFECTIVE TO THE THIRD AVENUE
PROJECT. IT MAKES IT A DIFFEREN
FROM JUST CARE. THEY ARE IN TH
COMMUNITY AND BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE AND
BUSINESSES. THEY ARE ABLE TO SE
WHAT IS HAPPENING ON HAND TO
HAVE INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIVE
APPROACHES TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN
THE AREA. IT'S BEEN GOING ON
FOR DECADES. SO IT'S GOING TO B
A COMPLEX APPROACH. AND YOU NEE
PEOPLE THERE WITH IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE TO DO THAT THAT ARE
RELEVANT TO THE COMMUNITY AND
CAN SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY IN
MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
>> THE WDC TEAM IS NEXT UP.
THE REASON THAT WE REACHED OUT
TO WDC TO BRING THAT CONSTANT
PRESENCE IS THAT THEY HAD
ALREADY FORMED SAFETY TEAMS TO
DO DE-ESCALATION AND SAFETY
SERVICES IN THE JUST CARE
FACILITIES. IT IS POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS IF NOT DONE REALLY
WELL. AFTER TWO YEARS WE HAVE
NOT HAD ANY SERIOUS DANGEROUS
INCIDENTS AT THOSE FACILITIES.
I REALLY CREDIT THAT TO THE
SKILL AND EXPERTISE , TRAINING,
AND APPROACH OF WDC. THIS
ENVIRONMENT IS ONE OF POTENTIAL
DANGER. THAT IS INDEED WHY IT
WAS GETTING SO MUCH ATTENTION.
YOU CAN JUST ASK ANYBODY TO
WALK INTO THAT. IT'S POTENTIALL
RISKY FOR THE STAFF AND MAY NOT
BE EFFECTIVE WITHOUT SKILLS THA
WERE DEMONSTRATED OVER THE LAST
TWO YEARS. SO WE ARE VERY GLAD,
WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO WDC, THE
ENTERTAINED THAT CALL AND WANTE
TO STEP IN TO THIS WORK. DON
AND STEPHANIE, DO YOU WANT TO
TAKE IT FROM THERE?
>> THANK YOU, LISA. I THINK TH
THING THAT REALLY MAKES THIS
PROJECT WORK BEST IS THE PEOPL
THAT WE HIRED. THOSE ARE THE
SUPERSTARS. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
OUT THERE EVERY DAY, 16 HOURS A
DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THOSE
ARE THE SUPERSTARS. I FEEL LIKE
SOMEONE SHOULD BE SITTING AT
THIS TABLE RIGHT NOW IN THIS
CONVERSATION. THE REASON I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE I LIFTED
THEM UP WAS BECAUSE THEY HAVE
LIFE SKILLS -- THAT THEY ARE
WALKING UP AND DOWN THE STREETS
IN. AND AT THE SAME TIME WE HAV
BEEN ABLE TO MODIFY A TRAINING
THAT PUTS THEM IN A GOOD SPACE
WHERE THEY CAN TAKE THOSE LIFE
LIVED SKILLS , COMBINED WITH TH
CLASSROOM TRAINING AND IN FIELD
TRAINING, AND THEN GO OUT AND
USE THOSE TOOLS TO BE EFFECTIVE
SO IT'S A REALLY COOL
COMBINATION OF HOW THEY BUILD
ON THOSE TOOLS THAT WE WERE ABL
TO GIVE THEM AND THE TOOLS THAT
THEY ALREADY HAD. SO WE ARTY
HAVE A LOT OF TALENTED PEOPLE I
THE STREETS AND COMMUNITIES THA
JUST NEED TO BE BROUGHT INTO A
SPACE, TRAINED UP, AND PUT BACK
INTO THOSE COMMUNITIES TO
ENHANCE THE WORK IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES. THAT'S WHAT'S
MAKING THIS THING WORK. WE ARE
WALKING UP AND DOWN THE STREET
AND WE ARE OUT DOING THE WORK.
I'M WALKING WITH MY TEAM AND
JUST HEARING THEM COME BACK WIT
THE STORIES OR WHATNOT. IT'S
REALLY AWESOME TO SEE THAT THE
HAVE EMBEDDED THEMSELVES SO
DEEPLY INTO THAT COMMUNITY THEY
KNOW EVERYONE'S NAME. THEY KNO
WHO EVERYBODY IS CONNECTED TO,
THEY KNOW THEIR BACKGROUND,
THEIR HISTORY. THEY KNOW EACH
OTHER. AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
IN THE STREETS THAT WE ARE
SERVING KNOW THEM. AND WE SHARE
OUR OWN BACKGROUNDS. THEN WE AR
ALSO RUNNING INTO COUSINS AND
FRIENDS. OLD BUDDIES. PEOPLE
THAT THEY MAY HAVE SERVED TIME
WITH OR THAT THEY WERE IN THE
STREETS WITH. THIS UNION HAS
BEEN MADE WITH THIS COMMUNITY I
A WAY WHERE THE TRUST HAS BEEN
BUILT SO STRONGLY THAT WHEN
SOMEBODY IS READY FOR A SERVICE
OR SOME HELP, OR ANY KIND OF
THING FOR A MOMENT OF
ENLIGHTENMENT WHEN THEY ARE
SOBER OR HAVING ANY KIND OF
CRISIS, THERE SAYING WHERE IS
WDC? WHERE'S THE TEAM AT? AND
THEY WILL COME SEARCH US AND
FIND US. WE ARE SO EMBEDDED
THAT WE CAN THROW A NAME OUT.
HEY, CAN YOU FIND THIS PERSON?
CAN YOU GO AND FIND THIS PERSON
THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS ? AN HOUR
LATER THEY ARE LIKE, YEP, FOUND
THEM. IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE TO
SEE HOW THIS THING IS. I DIDN'T
THINK ABOUT IT LIKE THAT. WE AR
GOING TO GO OUT AND GIVE PEOPLE
SERVICES. BUT WHAT ENDED UP
HAPPENING, WE ENDED UP BECOMING
PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT IS IN
NEED AND IN DIRE STRAITS. THEY
REALLY NEED SOME HELP. WHEN
THEY ARE FINALLY READY FOR THE
HELP THEY WILL LOOK FOR THE HEL
THROUGH TRUST AND RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING. I KNOW WE TRIED TO
SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS FOR YEARS
WITH A PUNITIVE LENS. AND THAT
DIDN'T WORK. THEN WE TRIED TO D
SOME CASE MANAGEMENT. THAT
DIDN'T WORK. THEN WE TRIED THIS
AND THAT. NONE OF THAT STUFF
REALLY WORKED. ALL OF THE
PIECES OF THE PUZZLE ARE COMING
TOGETHER AND UNITING OUR FORCES
ALTOGETHER. THAT IS WHAT IS
WORKING. I'M A LITTLE
DISGRUNTLED BECAUSE I READ AN
ARTICLE THE OTHER DAY. A COUPL
OF DIFFERENT ARTICLES WHERE
THERE WERE BUSINESS OWNERS
DOWNTOWN OR SOME PEOPLE THAT
WERE IN THE RESIDENCE IS
DOWNTOWN SAYING, I'M NOT SEEING
A CHANGE. I HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN
A CHANGE. BUT IF YOU SEE US OU
THERE 16 HOURS A DAY THAT'S A
CHANGE. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
THAT'S A CHANGE. THAT ALONE IS
CHANGE. AND WHEN PEOPLE START
SAYING THEY DON'T SEE A CHANGE
THAT MEANS THAT THEY DON'T
UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE HOUSED
HANDFUL OF PEOPLE. WE HAVE GOT
PEOPLE SOME SERVICES. PEOPLE AR
BEING MOVED. WE HAVE
ADMINISTERED NARCAN TO 20+
PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE DEAD RIGHT
NOW. THAT'S A HUGE CHANGE. SO I
JUST HAD TO SAY THAT REAL QUICK
WE ARE MAKING CHANGE IN A FOUR
MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. AND I
DON'T KNOW WHAT PEOPLE EXPECT U
TO DO IN FOUR MONTHS. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THEY EXPECTED TO SEE.
THERE'S CHANGE HAPPENING IN FOU
MONTHS AND IT WILL KEEP GROWING
AND KEEP HAPPENING. WE WILL SEE
WHERE WE ARE AT A YEAR FROM NOW
THE PEOPLE THAT SAY THAT THEY
DON'T SEE CHANGE I BET WILL BE
OUR BIGGEST CHEERLEADERS.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, BUT WE
ARE REALLY TRYING TO DO WHEN WE
COME INTO SPACES LIKE THIS IS T
HUMANIZE WHAT IS TAKING PLACE
OUT ON THIRD. WE ARE DEALING
WITH A LOT OF HUMAN BEINGS WHO
HAVE LOST THEIR WAY , WHO HAVE
MADE BAD DECISIONS, POOR
DECISIONS. WHO HAVE DECIDED
THAT THEY WANT TO BE OUT THERE.
BUT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE
FACT THAT THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS
OUR WHOLE THING FOR OUR TEAM I
HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND THAT W
ARE DEALING WITH HUMAN BEINGS
WHO HAVE FAMILIES, WHO WHEN
THEY WERE BABIES , GOT TICKLED.
THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS THAT WE
ARE LOOKING AT. THEY ARE JUST I
A BAD STATE. SO WE HAVE TO BE
MINDFUL OF THAT. ONE OF THE
THINGS AS WELL THAT WE ARE DOIN
TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF IS T
MAKE SURE WE ALLOW THEM SPACE
TO PROCESS WHAT THEY ARE SEEING
BECAUSE IT'S HEAVY. SO WE
BRING IN SPECIALISTS,
COUNSELORS, TO HELP THEM PROCES
WHAT THEY ARE SEEING AND WHAT
THEY ARE DEALING WITH. AND
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE THAT
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAN
IS TAKING PLACE. NOBODY WANTED
TO GO OUT TO THIRD. NOBODY
WANTED TO GO OUT AND TALK AND
DEAL WITH THOSE PEOPLE. BUT TH
TEAM THAT WE ARE LEADING IS
PHENOMENAL. PHENOMENAL PEOPLE
THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING IS
PHENOMENAL. WE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT ARE
TAKING PLACE.
>> I AM THE DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNITY JUSTICE. THE ARM THAT
I HOLD IN THE PROJECT IS WITH
REACH IN GENERAL. I DO MANAGE A
PROJECT THAT IS A LONG-TERM
POLICE MANAGEMENT WITH
SMALLTIME OFFENDERS. THAT IS
THE ARM THAT WE TAKE ON AS WE
GET REFERRALS FROM THE WDC AND
WE ENGAGE IN THE LONG-TERM CASE
MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT PEOPLE
THROUGH. MY FOCUS TODAY IS TO
TALK ABOUT THE FENTANYL CRISIS
AND THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING I
THE AREA TO GIVE SOME OVERVIEW
OF THAT. ONE THING I DO WANT TO
SAY IS THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD FUL
CONFIRMATION THAT -- IS AT A
SIGNIFICANT HIGHER RATE IN THE
DRUG SUPPLY IN WASHINGTON STATE
MORE DRUG TESTING NEEDS TO BE
DONE TO OFFICIALLY CONFIRM IT.
WE DO KNOW THAT IT IS HERE AND
IT IS IN FENTANYL. WE HAVE TO
TAKE PREVENTATIVE APPROACHES. W
DO KNOW THAT WE DON'T WANT TO
TAKE A FEAR-BASED SOLUTION
APPROACH TO WHAT IS HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW ON OUR STREETS AND
AROUND FENTANYL SMOKING USE.
FOR TREATMENT PROVIDERS THIS I
A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MONSTER THA
WE ARE DEALING WITH. THERE'S NO
A LOT OF SCIENCE TO GUIDE US AN
TOOLS NEEDED TO BE EFFECTIVE.
BUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE
APPROACHES. WE DO KNOW THERE'S
NOT A LOT OF NUMBERS YET. JUST
FROM OUR MEDICAL EXAMINERS THE
HAVE SEEN THIS COMBINATION OF
FENTANYL IN THE OVERDOSE DEATHS
THAT THEY HAVE SEEN RECENTLY. W
DO KNOW THAT FOR SURE. NOT A LO
OF HOSPITALS AND TREATMENT
FACILITIES ARE DOING ANY TESTIN
OF DRUGS RIGHT NOW. BUT THERE'
A FEW. SOME OF OUR PARTNERS IN
VANCOUVER HAVE STARTED TESTING
IN URINE ANALYSIS AND HAVE SEE
A 10% INCREASE IN THEIR
PATIENTS THAT ARE USING
SUBSTANCES. WE KNOW THAT A LOT
OF THE DRUG TRENDS MOVE EAST AN
COME WEST. WE KNOW THAT WE HAV
SOMETHING COMING OUR WAY THIS
SPRING AND SUMMER. WE WANT TO
USE APPROACHES THAT DON'T
CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE. THAT IS WHA
I AM WORRIED ABOUT WITH BIDEN'S
RESPONSE. WE ARE GOING TO
CRIMINALIZE THE DRUG USE. ONE
THING, SINCE I HAD THE COUNCILS
HERE, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT
FOR PROVIDERS LIKE MYSELF AND
WDC WERE OUT THERE WITH THE
PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE TRUST THEM.
THEY ARE COMING TO THEM FOR
SUPPORT. WE REALLY NEED TO MAK
SURE WE HAVE LEGAL PROTECTIONS
FOR OUR PROVIDERS AND OUTREACH
WORKERS TO DO DRUG TESTING. SO
IF SOMEBODY COMES TO THEM AND
WANTS TO TEST THEIR DRUGS TO
MAKE SURE THERE'S NO
TRANQUILIZERS IN IT WE COULD
SAVE A LIFE. BUT WE DON'T WANT
TO BE PENALIZED FOR THAT. SO
THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE LEGAL
PROTECTIONS FOR DRUG TESTING. W
NEED TO EXPAND OUR DRUG TESTING
IN ADDITION TO THAT
PREVENTATIVE MEASURE WOULD BE T
HAVE HEALTH HUBS THAT ARE
FOCUSED ON DRUG USERS AND ABLE
TO STABILIZE PEOPLE AFTER
OVERDOSE, WHICH INCLUDES
ENGAGEMENT FOR EFFECTIVE
RESOURCES FOR OPIOID USE
DISORDERS. WHAT THAT ENGAGEMENT
LOOKS LIKE , REALLY LOOKING AT
THE PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE DRUG
USERS. THEY ARE SEEING PEOPLE
WITH DESPICABLE WOUNDS DUE TO
DRUG USE. IT'S HARD FOR US TO
CONNECT WITH PEOPLE TO COME OUT
THERE TO ADDRESS THEIR WOUNDS.
AND THEIR WOUNDS ARE SO BAD WE
CANNOT TRANSPORT THEM. IT'S NOT
SAFE TO TRANSPORT THEM. IT LOOK
LIKE HAVING SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
FOR FOLKS . WE ARE RUNNING INTO
FOLKS WHO IF THEY HAD
STABILIZED HOUSING FOR A LITTLE
WHILE AND LIFE SKILLS THEY WOUL
BE -- SUPPORTIVE FOR THOSE WH
HAVE ISSUES. DUE TO THE HIGHLY
ADDICTIVE NATURE OF THESE DRUG
RIGHT NOW, FENTANYL. PEOPLE AR
NEEDING TO USE . THE
WITHDRAWALS ARE SERIOUS. PEOPLE
HAVE SO MUCH ANXIETY AROUND
WITHDRAWAL. SO EVEN WHEN THEY
SAY THAT THEY WANT TO QUIT AND
WE CAN GET THEM HELP THEY CAN'T
EVEN MAKE IT THROUGH THE
SCREENING AND INTAKE BECAUSE
THEY NEED TO GO TO USE AGAIN.
THAT MAKES IT COMPLICATED FOR
ANY KIND OF MEDICATED TREATMEN
BECAUSE THEIR TOLERANCES HIGHER
AND THEY HAVE TO USE MORE. SO
IT'S HARDER TO GET THOSE DOSES
UP TO A LEVEL TO FIGHT THE
WITHDRAWALS FAST ENOUGH. AND TH
ONES THAT DO GET UP FASTER, TH
BLOCKERS ARE SO INTENSE THAT
PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT
EUPHORIC HIGH THAT THEY HAVE. S
IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED DRUG TO
TREAT , WHICH IS WHY YOU WOULD
NEED SOME STABILIZATION CENTERS
BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE TO GO THERE
MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET HELP.
MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET PEOPL
CONNECTED TO SERVICE AND READY
TO WORK. A LOT OF OUR FOLKS ARE
ABANDONING TREATMENT BECAUSE IT
TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER FOR
THOSE DOSES TO GET UP TO A LEVE
WHERE THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR
NEEDS. FOR OUTREACH WORKERS WE
NEED THOSE STABILIZATION
CENTERS TO TAKE PEOPLE TO GET
HELP. THERE IS NO SPACE TO
TAKE THAT PERSON TO HEAL UP AND
CONNECT TO SERVICES. JUST FOR
OUR ELITE TEAM ALONE, I AM NOT
EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE CO-LEAD.
WE HAVE HAD 10 OVERDOSES SINCE
JANUARY. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
OVERDOSES WERE CONNECTED BUT W
HAVE HAD 10 OVERDOSES. WE HAV
MORE CREATIVE APPROACHES FROM
ALL SEGMENTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES
ONE THING I HEARD FROM THE
MAYOR ON MONDAY IS WE NEED
MULTIPLE APPROACHES. HE SAID, W
ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP ON
PEOPLE. WE ARE GOING TO DO ALL
OF THE THINGS TO SUPPORT OUR
DRUG USERS . WHAT WDC IS SEEING
ON THIRD AVENUE IS
DISPROPORTIONATELY PEOPLE OF
COLOR. WE HAVE A LOT OF WOMEN
OUT THERE, YOUNG WOMEN OUT
THERE. SO THESE ARE VERY
VULNERABLE SEGMENTS OF OUR
COMMUNITY THAT WE NEED TO TAKE
HEALTH APPROACH TO DRUG USERS
AND NOT A CRIMINAL APPROACH. WE
NEED TO GET PROVIDERS THE SPAC
AND TIME FOR ENGAGING. IT'S NOT
GOING TO BE A QUICK FIX FOR ANY
OF THOSE. WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A
MONSTER COME THROUGH IN THIS WA
TO KILL AND DESTROY THE WAY THA
THIS IS WORKING TOGETHER. I
JUST WANTED TO SPREAD THAT .
ASKED FOR LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR
OUTREACH WORKERS AND PROVIDERS
TO BE ABLE TO TEST THESE DRUGS
TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A CLEAN
DRUG SUPPLY.
>> CAN I GIVE A COUPLE OF
MINUTES TO A MEMBER OF THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY OUT THERE?
>> THANK YOU TO ALL THE GROUPS.
BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN
MY 36 YEARS BEING AT THIRD AND
PIKE THAT I HAVE SEEN A REAL
COLLABORATION. IT'S ALWAYS BEE
ONE GROUP OR ANOTHER GROUP
TRYING TO TACKLE IT. IT'S SO
MULTIFACETED WHETHER IT BE DRUG
ADDICTION OR SOME KIND OF
STRESS SYNDROME THAT HAPPENED I
THEIR PAST. WHETHER IT'S A
MENTAL ILLNESS. IT IS SO
RAMPANT IN THAT IT IS MORE
CHALLENGING . IT'S BEEN
EYE-OPENING FOR US. THERE HAVE
BEEN CHALLENGES. IT HAS BEEN
THE BLADE. IT'S BEEN THAT WAY
SINCE I WAS A KID. THE
CHALLENGE IS WE HAVE A COUPLE O
THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED. WE
HAVE BECOME MORE PERMISSIVE ON
DRUGS. IT'S BECOME COMMON USED
TO BE MORE THE OPEN ABOUT IT.
THAT'S BEEN A REAL CHALLENGE.
THE SECOND PART THAT HAS BEEN
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT , AGAIN, W
ALL HAVE OUR KIDS, OUR MOMS,
DADS, BROTHERS, SISTERS. IT'S
GOING TO AFFECT ANYONE. THESE
ARE PEOPLE. THESE ARE OUR
BROTHERS AND SISTERS. IT COULD
BE ANY OF THEM. I TALKED TO MY
KIDS ALL THE TIME SAYING, BE
CAREFUL. IT'S ONE THING TO
SMOKE DOPE, HASH, WHATEVER WHEN
YOU WERE A KID. THIS IS NOTHING
LIKE TODAY. IT'S SCARY. IT'S
FRIGHTENING. I APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT WDC HAS DONE. WE SEE
THEM. THEY HAVE ENGAGED OUR
RETAILERS. THEY HAVE ENGAGED US
AND WORKERS. PEOPLE THAT ARE
DOWN THERE. BUT ALSO A HUMAN
FACE TO CONNECT. I WAS SHOCKED
THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY
ACCOUNTED FOR 500 PEOPLE. EVER
MORNING, EVERY AFTERNOON, EVERY
EVENING. IT'S A DIFFERENT GROUP
500 NAMES, 500 SOULS, 500
PEOPLE THAT THEY CONNECTED WITH
THEY REALLY ARE GOING TO FIND
SHELTER FOR THEM. THEY WILL TAK
US OFF THE STREETS. THEY WILL
GIVE THEM WRAPAROUND SERVICES.
APPLAUD COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I
APPLAUD THE MAYOR, I APPLAUD TH
CITY COUNCIL. AS IT'S BEEN A
LONG TIME SINCE EVERYBODY HAS
BEEN PULLING IN THE SAME
DIRECTION. I PRAY THAT IT REALL
IS A SOLUTION AND THAT WE DO
HELP THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY
NEED IT BADLY. THANK YOU FOR
LETTING ME BE PART OF IT.
>> I THINK IT'S BEEN SAID HERE
COUPLE OF TIMES THAT THIS HAS
BEEN A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM FO
DECADES. WE'VE GOT AN ISSUE
THAT HAS BEEN THERE FOR A LONG
TIME. HOW ARE WE GOING TO TACKL
THIS IN A NEW, INNOVATIVE,
DIFFERENT WAY? WELL LOU JUST
HIGHLIGHTED THAT. WE WILL
COLLABORATE AND COORDINATE CARE
FOR THE INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED
TO THINK ABOUT CRITICALLY WHEN
WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS . IT'S NOT JUST A
MEDLEY OF ORGANIZATIOS THAT ARE
STEPPING ON EACH OTHER. THERE
IS ABUSE INVOLVED WITH THAT
PROCESS. CARE COORDINATION IS
ACTUALLY AN EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN
TO PREVENT THE DUPLICATION OF
SERVICES WHEN ALL OF THE
PROVIDERS ARE WORKING TOGETHER
AND ARE COMMUNICATING. THAT'S
THE WAY THAT YOU ARE REALLY
GOING TO TACKLE THIS PROBLEM.
PROACTIVELY AND REACTIVELY
ACROSS THE BOARD. SO THIS IS A
DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING THIS. WD
-- NUMEROUS NAMES OF
INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE. THIS
WEEK, RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE
SCREENED A NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
THEY WILL BE CO-FACILITATED INT
LEAD HOUSING. WE ARE CONNECTIN
WITH RHA. WE ARE BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH HSD. WHAT W
ARE REALLY NEEDING HERE IS TO
PRIORITIZE RESOURCES FOR THIRD
AVENUE. IN LINE WITH WHAT THE
MAYOR HAS ASKED FOR WITH THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN. WE
VIEW THIRD AVENUE PROJECT AS A
MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN , SUPPLEMENTARY
TO WHAT SPD IS DOING. BUT ALSO
SUPPLEMENT TERRY TO WHAT THE
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE
DOING. IT'S LIKE A DUAL
APPROACH THAT COVERS BOTH OF
THOSE AREAS. WE HAVE COLLECTED
THOSE NAMES. WE HAVE IDENTIFIE
WHO IS OUT THERE. WE KNOW THAT
A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE ON THE PROJECT LIST ,
THEN IT'S LIKELY THAT A LOT OF
THOSE PEOPLE FREQUENT THE AREA
ON A DAILY BASIS. ME,
PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT THIS
SITE WOULD BENEFIT FROM BEING
PRIORITIZED . I THINK THE LEVE
OF NEED THAT SHOWS UP THERE ON
REGULAR BASIS NECESSITATES THA
THE CITY AND THE COUNTY
COORDINATE VERY CLOSELY TOGETHE
WITH THIS PROJECT , USE THOSE
NAMES, USE THE PLATFORM THAT WE
HAVE, HARNESS THIS MOMENT TO
ACTUALLY TACKLE THIS PROBLEM I
THE WAY THAT IT DESERVES TO BE
TACKLED. WITH THAT I WILL PASS
IT TO LISA.
>> SPEAKING OF ARTICLES , THERE
WAS AN EDITORIAL BY THE SEATTLE
TIMES ABOUT TOO MUCH OF A GOOD
THING, TOO MANY ORGANIZATIONS
WORKING IN THE SAME SPACE WITH
ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES. I THINK
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT EVERY ORGANIZATION
PARTICIPATING IN THE THIRD
AVENUE PROJECT , BECAUSE THEY
WERE ASKED TO STAND UP A
COMPLETELY NEW WING OR TEAM.
EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING THIS
WORK WITHIN BUDGET.
>> IT'S DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX
WORK. IT'S FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR
MISSION. NOBODY HAD TO DO THIS
AND PEOPLE STEPPED FORWARD IN
THAT COALITION. WHAT'S NEXT? W
ARE AT AN IMPORTANT MOMENT, AS
SEAN SAID. THIS IS A DATA-DRIVE
EFFORT. IN RECORD TIME WE
COMMISSIONED -- THIS PLATFORM
SO THAT WE HAVE A PLACE FOR A B
NAME LIST . 463 UNIQUE NAMES
AND RECORDS IN THE DATABASE.
THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY MORE NOW .
OF THOSE 424 WERE IDENTIFIED AS
UN-SHELTERED. THE DATA TELL US
SOMETHING THAT, UNTIL NOW, WE
ARE NOT GOING TO GET VERY FAR
WITH CHAOTIC LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT PEOPLE ARE IN UNLESS THER
IS A PLAN TO HOUSE A SIGNIFICAN
NUMBER OF THOSE PEOPLE. WHAT'S
GREAT IS THAT THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY HAS BEEN
TRACKING THIS PROJECT ALL ALONG
THEY HAVE MADE THEIR DATABASE
AVAILABLE TO THIS PROJECT SO W
CAN SEE THE EXTENT TO WHICH
THERE IS ALREADY OVERLAP OR
WHAT I THINK IS GENERALLY GOING
TO BE TRUE, THE NAMES AND THE
THIRD AVENUE PROJECT WILL BE
AVAILABLE TO BE INTEGRATED INTO
PARTNERSHIP. RHA HAS COMMENTED
THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SHIFT FOCUS WITH PARTNERSHIP T
WHAT MARK CALLED FIX SITES TO
SITUATION LIKE THIS, TO WHERE
THERE IS NOT AN ENCAMPMENT IN
THIS AREA. INSTEAD THERE IS A
LARGE COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUAL
PEOPLE WHO ARE ON SHELTERED AND
HAVING AN IMPACT IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD PICK SO THAT'S JUS
A DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF THE
TASK. AND THEIR OPENNESS IS
NOTABLE. EVEN THOUGH MOST OF
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE AREA
ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEEDS AND
CAN BE ADDRESSED. THAT IS THE
STRATEGY. THERE ARE SOME
OPERATIONS IN THE AREA THAT ARE
EXPLOITING HIGH-LEVEL
TRAFFICKING. BOTH SALE OF DRUGS
AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. IT HAS
REALLY BEEN GREAT THAT SPD HAS
BEEN OPEN TO COORDINATION WITH
US, TALKING ABOUT THE DIVISION
OF LABOR VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT
WAS DESCRIBED ON MONDAY IN THE
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PRESS
CONFERENCE . THERE ARE SOME
TASKS THAT ARE FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND THERE'S A MUCH
HIGHER VOLUME OF PEOPLE FOR WHO
THE MOST EFFECTIVE RESPONSES
GOING TO BE CORD NEEDED CARE.
FINALLY, WE SEE THAT THERE IS A
GROUP OF PEOPLE , LIKE BRANDY
SAID, WHO ARE NOT IN A POSITION
TO EVEN BE ABLE TO COORDINATE
WITH CASE MANAGERS. THAT IS KIN
OF NEW FOR US. ALMOST ANYBODY
WHO HAVE BEEN REFERRED CAN WOR
WITH THE CASE MANAGER. BUT
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE USING
SO FREQUENTLY AND PHYSICALLY
THAT ARE COMPROMISED BY THE
NATURE OF THE CURRENT DRUG
SUPPLY THAT IT'S NOT EVEN
POSSIBLE. SO WE ARE MEETING TO
TALK ABOUT THE CIVIL COMMITMENT
, THE INCREDIBLY BROKEN CIVIL
COMMITMENT SYSTEM FOR PEOPLE IN
THAT SITUATION AND HOW TO MAKE
IT MORE USABLE FOR THAT SLICE
OF THE POPULATION . NOTHING ELS
THAT WE ARE OFFERING IS EVEN
GOING TO LAND. THE DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION, WHICH HAS
BEEN A GREAT PARTNER , IS
CALLING FOR A MIDWAY ASSESSMEN
ROUNDTABLE NEXT WEEK . WHAT DOE
THAT MEAN ABOUT INVESTMENTS AN
POLICY ? WE WILL BE THERE TO
SHARE. THIS IS ENTITIES THAT
ARE PUBLICLY FUNDED AND WHO
CONTRIBUTED TO IT. NOW WE WANT
TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO DRIVE
POLICY FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
AND INTO NEXT YEAR. I REALLY
HOPE THAT WE CAN FINE TUNE THE
NEXT SIX MONTHS SO THAT WE ARE
WORKING WITH BETTER RESOURCES
THAN WE HAVE AT THIS MOMENT FOR
THE PEOPLE AT THE WDC AND THE
OTHER PARTNERS. WE HAVE VERY
THOROUGHLY ADAPTED TO WHAT THE
DYNAMICS ARE. THANK YOU.
>> VERY COMPREHENSIVE
PRESENTATION. I APPRECIATE THE
WORK OF EVERYONE AROUND THE
TABLE. WE HAVE A REALLY PACKED
AGENDA TODAY. SO I WANT TO GET
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS OUT TO HELP
GUIDE OUR NEXT STEPS. BOTH
BRANDY AND LISA MENTIONED THE
NEED FOR THE TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING RESOURCE. WHAT WOULD
THAT LOOK LIKE? WHAT KIND OF
SUPPORT AND PRODUCT -- KNOWIN
THAT THERE IS PROBABLY A FAIRL
SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF
DIFFERENCE? LISA, YOU ALLUDED
TO A CERTAIN COHORT WHERE
INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT IS
PROBABLY A STRATEGY THAT MIGHT
BE WARRANTED. I'M SPEAKING MOR
TOWARD THE FOLKS WHO WE
INTERACTED WITH THROUGH JUST
CARE AND WHATEVER ELSE. IS IT
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES, IS A HOTEL
OR MOTELS? AND THEN THE
WRAPAROUND SERVICES. WHAT KIND
OF PROVIDER SERVICES DO WE NEED
TO BE PREPARED TO OFFER? BECAUS
I THINK THAT WOULD BE FOR OUR
NEXT STEPS. WE HAVE THE LIST AN
KNOW WHO IS THERE. WE NEED TO
WORK ON STRATEGIES TO HELP THEM
MOVE ON AND NOT BE ON THIRD
AVENUE ANYMORE. THAT MEANS
HAVING PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO.
>> NOT TO BE DRAMATIC,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, BUT WE NEE
EVERYTHING. WE NEED EVERYTHING.
WE NEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. W
NEED PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING. WE NEED INDEPENDENT
HOUSING. THAT IS JUST ONE
SEGMENT. WE DO NEED SHELTER. W
DO NEED SOME SHELTER TO BE ABLE
TO TAKE FOLKS IN THE MOMENT WHE
THEY ARE ENCOUNTERING PEOPLE.
FOR ONE, THEY DO WANT TO GO TO
SHELTER, AND THEY WANT TO GET
OUT OF THE AREA. THAT WOULD
SUPPORT SOME OF THE BUSINESS
NEEDS AS WELL TO PUSH PEOPLE
ALONG. WE ALSO NEED
STABILIZATION CENTERS OR HEALTH
HUBS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DRUG
USERS . THEY HAVE REALLY BAD
WOUND ISSUES AND THINGS OF THAT
NATURE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLAC
FOR PEOPLE TO STABILIZE. WE
DON'T HAVE A CIVIL COMMITMENT
SYSTEM. IF SOME IS HAVING A
MENTAL HEALTH EPISODE WITH THE
INITIAL PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE,
THEY DON'T COME OUT FOR 72
HOURS. SOMETIMES WE PUT IN
REPORTS AND THAT COULD TAKE
WEEKS TO COME GET SOMEBODY. SO
IF SOMEBODY IS , FOR LACK OF A
BETTER TERM, WILDING OUT , THER
IS NOWHERE TO TAKE FOLKS. WE
HAVE A CENTER OPEN FROM 5:00
P.M. TO 5:00 A.M. BUT IT ONLY
SERVES PEOPLE HO USE ALCOHOL,
NOT DRUGS. WE HAVE TWO DETOX
CENTERS RIGHT NOW THAT WE CAN
ACCESS. ONE IS IN BALLARD AND
ONE IS WITH VALLEY CITIES. YOU
NEED ALL OF THOSE MULTIPLE
OPTIONS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE
WHATEVER APPROACH BASED ON WHAT
THAT PERSON NEEDS IN THE MOMENT
SO WE NEED MULTIPLE OPTIONS TO
SERVE THIS VERY COMPETENT
POPULATION. RIGHT NOW WE DON'T
HAVE A BACK POCKET FOR ANYTHING
RIGHT NOW IF SOMEBODY IS
WILDING OUT, THE OUTREACHES WIT
THAT PERSON FOR A FEW HOURS TO
KEEP THEM STABLE SO THEY ARE NO
RULING THIS TREE OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT. WE NEED EVERYTHING.
>> CAN I ZOOM IN ON THE
STABILIZATION CENTER FOR A BIT
OF CLARIFICATION? HOW MANY BED
DO YOU THINK WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE FOR THE
STABILIZATION CENTER? WHAT KIN
OF HOURS? ARE WE LOOKING AT 24
HOURS? AND THEN STAFF. HOW
MUCH STAFF IS REQUIRED TO BE
ABLE TO OPERATE A FACILITY LIKE
THAT? AND THEN LOCATION WOULD
BE MY LAST QUESTION. YOU
MENTIONED EARLIER THAT A LOT O
IT IS GIVEN WITH THE TEMPO OF
USING.
>> IT WOULD NEED TO BE CLOSE TO
DOWNTOWN. REALLY CLOSE TO
DOWNTOWN WHERE IT'S EASY TO GET
TO. NOT ONLY WOULD YOU NEED
WORKERS, YOU NEED MEDICAL
PROVIDERS, MAYBE A PRESCRIBER
IN THAT SPACE. I HATE TO SPEAK
TO IT. JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE
HOMELESS OR ON DRUGS DOES NOT
MEAN YOU ARE VIOLENT. THE
VIOLENCE DOES OCCUR IN THESE
AREAS. SO YOU WILL NEED STAFF
THERE THAT ARE ABLE TO MANAGE
AROUND THOSE THINGS. I DON'T
KNOW THE HEALTHY THERAPEUTIC
NUMBER FOR A SITE LIKE THAT. AT
LEAST 20 TO 50 SPOTS WOULD BE
USEFUL IN THIS DOWNTOWN AREA
WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO TAK
FOLKS TO STABILIZE . SEVEN DAYS
A WEEK AND 24/7. LOW BARRIER.
THERE CAN BE A SYSTEM TO WHERE
THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CAN REFER
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OR EMTs OR
FIREMEN. IT NEEDS TO BE OUTREAC
WORKERS, HOMELESS SERVICE
WORKERS THAT CAN MAKE THE
REFERRAL TO GET THAT PERSON INT
THAT STABILIZATION SITE
>> I THINK WE NEED MORE THAN 50
WE ARE TALKING 500 PEOPLE
ALREADY THAT WE CAME ACROSS.
THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
I'M NOT SAYING ALL OF THEM WOUL
HAVE TO GO TO THIS CRISIS
CENTER OR WHATEVER WE WANT TO
CALL IT. BUT IF WE ARE TALKING
TO 500 PEOPLE IN FOUR MONTHS,
JUST IMAGINE HOW MANY PEOPLE WE
WILL RUN ACROSS IN THE NEXT FOU
MONTHS AND HOW MANY PEOPLE OUT
OF THOSE PEOPLE WILL NEED THIS
SERVICE AND BE PROVIDED A BED.
>> I JUST DON'T KNOW THE
THERAPEUTIC NUMBER. SO WHATEVER
THAT IS MEDICALLY.
>> THE STABILIZATION CENTER BY
DEFINITION IS VERY TRANSITORY.
THAT HAS ITS PLACE. ONCE THEY
ARE THERE THEY HAVE TO EXIT BAC
TO THE STREETS UNLESS THERE IS
LONG-TERM EMERGENCY HOUSING,
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. WHAT RHA
HAS CALLED BRIDGE HOUSING. NON
CONGREGATE SHELTER. THOSE
OPTIONS. CO-LEAD WAS BUILT TO
PROVIDE THAT. TODAY AND TOMORRO
WE ARE PLACING SOME PEOPLE
FROM THE THIRD AVENUE PROJECT
INTO THE 10 CO-LEAD ROOMS THAT
HSD WAS ABLE TO ALLOW US TO DO
FOR THESE PROJECTS. THAT IS
ACTUALLY A TINY FRACTION OF WHA
IS NEEDED. ONCE PEOPLE ARE
PLACED IN THAT KIND OF LOW
BARRIER NONE CONGREGATE SETTING
IT SHOULDN'T JUST BE ONE
PROGRAM. JUST CARE IS WHAT WE
CAME TO UNDERSTAND AS HAVING A
PORTFOLIO CHOICES, LIKE BRANDY
SAID, MANY THINGS ARE HELPFUL .
SOMETIMES TWO PEOPLE CAN BE
TOGETHER IN THE SAME PLACE.
HAVING MORE THAN ONE PLACE IS
VERY IMPORTANT. SOMETIMES
PEOPLE, FOR WHATEVER REASON ,
LOCATION OR OTHERWISE, ARE A
BETTER MATCH. BUT ONCE PEOPLE
ARE IN A TEMPORARY LODGING
SITUATION LIKE THAT THEY ALSO
NEED A MOVE ON HOUSING PLAN. S
ULTIMATELY THIS ALL COMES BACK
TO PRIORITIZING THIS ECOSYSTEM
FOR PERMANENT HOUSING
STRATEGIES . AND TO GET THERE,
SHORTER-TERM PLACEMENTS WHERE
WE CAN WORK WITH PEOPLE ON
BARRIERS TO HOUSING AND FIGURE
OUT WHAT IS GOING ON.
>> SO IN SUMMARY IT SOUNDS LIKE
THE SAME KIND OF DIVERSIFIED
PORTFOLIO OF SHELTER OPTIONS
WHERE JUST CARE WOULD BE
AFFECTED WITH THIS COHORT, LIKE
THE HOTELS , MOTELS, TINY HOUSE
, AND NABS CENTER TYPE PLACES.
TO BRANDY'S POINT, IT SOUNDS
LIKE AN ADDITIONAL ASSET THAT
WOULD BE HELPFUL, SOME KIND OF
STABILIZATION CENTER FOR FOLKS
WHERE A BARRIER IS THE TEMPO .
I WANT TO MOVE ON TO SOMETHING
THAT'S RELATED TO THAT. IT WAS
MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES DURING
THE PRESENTATION FROM A NUMBER
OF FOLKS THAT YOU ARE WORKING
WITH FOR CANDIDATES FOR
PURSUING EMPLOYMENT IF THERE
WERE THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITIES
AND THEY HAVE RECEIVED SOME KIN
OF STABILIZATION SERVICES. CAN
YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOU
THAT? I DID READ, AND ONE OF
THE RECENT STORIES, THAT THERE
IS AN INITIAL PARTNER WHO WAS
PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES. HOW IS THAT
ANTICIPATED TO WORK?
>> WE HAVE CONNECTED WITH
PARKING, WHO HAS STEPPED UP AND
SAID THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED I
HELPING US WITH THIS. WHAT HAS
BEEN GOOD ABOUT THAT PROCESS AS
WELL AS THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
SEE HOW A PERSON WHO HAS A
BACKGROUND IN THE TAP AREA
ENGAGED IN ILLICIT COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITY. WHEN WE CONNECT WITH
THEM AND SAY, OKAY, HERE'S WHAT
THIS LOOKS LIKE , THEN THEY HAD
TO THINK ABOUT THEIR POLICIES
THAT WERE IMPEDIMENTS TO PEOPLE
TO ACTUALLY GET GAINFUL
EMPLOYMENT AT THEIR AGENCY.
THERE IS A MAJOR CATCH-22 WITH
EMPLOYMENT. AND I THINK THAT
L.A. Z, FIRST HAND, GOT TO SEE
HOW THOSE IMPEDIMENTS ARE
LEADING TO MORE PEOPLE ENGAGIN
IN ILLICIT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
IN THE AREA. SO BY WORKING WIT
US THERE WAS A BIT OF AN
EDUCATION PROCESS. THEY HAD TO
BRING IN THEIR NATIONAL HR TEAM
AND MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. THEY
HAVE BEEN SUPER COLLABORATIVE
ALONG THE WAY. IT'S BEEN A
REALLY GREAT LEARNING PROCESS.
WE HAVE ABOUT 10 TO 15 SPOTS
WHERE FOLKS FROM TAP COULD BE
IN THE AREA AND GO AND WORK AS
ROVING PARKING LOT CHECKERS ,
JOBS LIKE THAT. WE HAVE
DEVELOPED A SCREENING FORM . WD
HAS SCREENED SOMEONE WHO IS
GOING TO BE LIKE THE FIRST
PERSON THAT IS GOING TO DO THAT
AND WE ARE GOING TO BE REALLY
INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHO WE HAVE G
WORK WITH WDC. I MEAN WHO WOUL
GO WORK AT THE L.A. Z. IN
ADDITION TO FOLKS WHO WOULD WOR
WITH THEM, WE WILL HAVE LATE
CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. MORE
ROBUST MANAGEMENT SUPPORT . WE
WORKED WITH DSA, WHO IS A LEADE
IN THE CITY ON CO-FACILITATING
PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS. AND T
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AS
AMBASSADORS. WE HAVE WORKED WIT
THEM AND GOTTEN A REALLY GOOD
MAP OF HOW THEY DO THAT PROCESS
WE TOOK THOSE DATA AND WE ARE
GOING TO USE SOME OF THOSE DATA
TO HELP US CO-FACILITATE FOLKS
WITH SOME OF THE OTHER AGENCIES
THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH. WE
CONNECTED WITH THE URBAN LEAGUE
CONSERVATION CORPS, UPLIFT
NORTHWEST. WE HAVE HAD MEETING
WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP AND GOTTE
AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE CAN
WORK WITH FOLKS WHO HAVE CASE
MANAGEMENT NEEDS . HOW CAN WE
PARTNER WITH THOSE AGENCIES TO
CO-FACILITATE THEM AND GET THE
TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT? THAT'S
WHAT WE ARE DOING.
>> HOUSING WOULD BE KEY FOR
THAT. I CAN GO TO WORK A LOT
BETTER WHEN I HAVE A PLACE TO
LAY MY HEAD AND TAKE A SHOWER S
I CAN GET TO WORK AND BE
SUCCESSFUL.
>> EXCELLENT. I'M GOING TO TUR
IT OVER TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS. W
WERE JOINED PARTWAY THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION BY COUNCILMEMBER
HER MOLD. I SHOULD HAVE SAID
THAT ON THE RECORD.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOU HAD
YOUR HAND RAISED EARLIER. I ASK
YOU A QUESTION?
>> IT WAS COVERED. THANK YOU FO
ASKING. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> GREAT. GREAT. I DON'T SEE
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK
THAT'S BEING DONE HERE. IT IS
STARTING TO GEL . I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE ROUNDTABLE,
TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS
WITH SOME OF OUR EXTERNAL AND
EXECUTIVE PARTNERS ON THIS. AND
REALLY FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE GROUND
WORK THAT HAS BEEN LAID. THE
FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO WITH
A PROBLEM IS DEFINE IT. IN TH
LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WE HAVE
DONE THAT TO AN EXTENT THAT
NOBODY HAS EVER DONE ON THIRD
AVENUE. WE HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN
THAT IT HAS PROBLEMS BUT WE HAV
NEVER DEFINED THE SCOPE AND
SCALE OF WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
NOW, AS WE DID AT THE TAIL END
OF THIS DISCUSSION TODAY, WHAT
DO WE DO TO REALLY START WORKIN
DOWN THE LIST? I REALLY, REALL
APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF
THE HARRELL ADMINISTRATION IN
INVESTING IN THIS PROJECT. THE
LEADERSHIP OF EVERYONE AROUND
THIS TABLE AS WELL AS THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION ,
WHO IS IN HERE AS PART OF THE
PANEL TODAY. I REALLY APPRECIAT
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WORKING
ON THIS. IN MY EXPERIENCE ,
FROM BEING HERE IN THIS TERM,
THINK OUR HISTORY OF DEALING
WITH THIRD AVENUE WAS DOING ONE
THING FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND
THEN KIND OF GIVING UP AND
MOVING ON. AND A BIG PART OF
WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE IS
HAVING THE COURAGE AND THE
STRENGTH TO REALLY STICK IT OUT
TO STAY DOWN HERE AND KEEP THE
PRESENCE. I SEE LOU OVER THERE,
WHO IS NODDING FROM WHAT HE HAS
SEEN IN HIS EXPERIENCE AT
MELBOURNE TOWER, A COUPLE OF
STUFF AND THEN WE GIVE UP. WE
HAVE TO STAY IN THERE. WE HAVE
TO STICK WITH IT. WE HAVE TO
KEEP IT UP. SOMETIMES IT WILL B
TWO STEPS FORWARD AND ONE STEP
BACK. BY REALLY STAYING IN THER
WITH THIS GROUP I THINK WE CAN
REALLY MAKE A SYSTEMIC
DIFFERENCE ON THIRD AVENUE AND
>> THANK YOU.
>> MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM 2?
>> ITEM 2 PRESENTATION.
>> OH, YES. SORRY. I THOUGHT
THAT WAS IMPLIED IN MY LAST
COMMENT. COME ON UP TO THE
COMMITTEE TABLE, PLEASE,
PRESENTERS FOR THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM.
>> THANK YOU. I AM RECOVERING
NON-CONTAGIOUS. AND SO YOU
WILL SEE ME DRINKING A LOT OF
WATER. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, D
YOU WANT ME TO JUST KICK IT OFF
OR IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT
TO --
>> YES, SO WE ARE JOINED HERE B
A PANEL FROM THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM HEADED BY DEPUTY MAYOR
TIFFANY WASHINGTON. WHY DON'T
YOU GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE
YOURSELF FIRST AND WE WILL GO
DOWN THE DESK.
>> AWESOME. SO I WILL START.
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON, I AM
THE DEPUTY MAYOR FOCUSED ON
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING.
>> SENIOR OPERATION MANAGER AT
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
>> INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE.
>> AND THEN I WANT TO RECOGNIZ
MY WHOLE TEAM BEHIND US WHO
HAVE THE LUXURY OF NOT
PRESENTING . BUT THEY ARE HERE
AS SUPPORT FOR ALL OF US AND AS
A SYMBOL AND RECOGNITION OF THE
TEAM THAT MAKES ALL THE THINGS
WORK. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEIN
HERE.
>> SO THE SLIDE DECK .
>> WE ADDED SOME SLIDES. AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WILL BE
HAPPY ABOUT THE SLIDES THAT WE
ADDED. IT IS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AROUND
PRIORITIZATION THAT I SEE THE
SMILE AND THE THUMBS-UP. THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. WE
ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT
PRIORITIZATION OFF THE BAT.
THERE WILL BE A TIME WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT IT. I'M GOING TO PUS
US TO GET THERE AND NOT JUMP
AHEAD. SO, NEXT SLIDE. THIS
IS OUR AGENDA WITH THE
INTRODUCTIONS. I WILL TALK
ABOUT HISTORY AND HIGHLIGHTS.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHY WE ARE
TRANSITIONING TO NEIGHBORHOOD
TEAMS AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO
SPEND WHAT I BELIEVE IS A LOT
OF TIME ON SITE ASSESSMENTS AND
CALENDARS AND THEN QUEUING DAY.
THE RESULT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE
IS THAT THERE IS A COLLECTIVE
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM IS, WHERE IT
IS HEADED, AND WHAT WE
ANTICIPATE WILL CHANGE BECAUSE
OF NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS. ALL
RIGHT. I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT M
OWN SCREEN. YES. THANK YOU.
NEXT SLIDE. ALL RIGHT, SO YOU
SAW WE INTRODUCED OURSELVES UP
HERE AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE
FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE
WE HAVE SPU LEADS, CURTIS AND
LEE. WE HAVE SPR LEADS DONNA
AND TOM. WE HAVE OUR
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
LEAD, ROSS. MICHAEL BAILEY IS
HERE FROM HSD PRESENTING
CHRISTINA, WHO HEADS OUR
OUTREACH AND THEN WE HAVE
STEPHEN, WHO IS THE MASTERMIND
BEHIND ALL OF OUR DATA. NEXT.
ALL RIGHT. SO, THE YOU CT
APPROACHES OUR WORK IN THREE
BUCKETS. THE FIRST OUR
ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY COORDINATED
BY US INCLUDING ENCAMPMENT
RESOLUTIONS, SERVICES THAT
CLEAN OUR CITY SUCH AS TRASH
MITIGATION AND COORDINATION OF
REFERRALS TO SHELTER. THE SECON
BUCKET OUR ACTIVITIES THAT WE
PARTNER WITH OTHERS ON. THIS
INCLUDES WORKING WITH CROSS
JURISDICTIONAL AGENCIES SUCH AS
THE RECENT RESOLUTION EFFORT IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH WATCH DOT,
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON LONG-TERM
ACTIVATION STRATEGIES AND THE
PUBLIC PLACES. THE THIRD BUCKET
ARE ISSUES THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE
SCOPE OF UCT TO ADDRESS. WE
TRIAGE THOSE TO THE APPROPRIATE
PATHWAYS INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALT
AND SAFETY ISSUES, OR OTHER
EMERGENCIES AS THEY ARISE.
NEXT SLIDE. I AM NOT GOING TO
READ THROUGH THIS SLIDE. IT IS
AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE GREAT
AMOUNT OF WORK THE TEAM HAS
ACCOMPLISHED THANKS TO THE ONE
SEATTLE PHILOSOPHY THAT THE
MAYOR HAS. NEXT. BUT I DO
WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIGHLIGHTS.
AND SO WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A
LOT IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
THE TEAM HAS COMPLETED OVER 20
UNIQUE SITE RESOLUTIONS
PROVIDING 1800 SHELTER REFERRAL
IN 2022. BY THE MIDDLE OF 20
2293% OF OUR PARKS WERE FULLY
ACCESSIBLE AND OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC FOR THEIR INTENDED USE,
AND THIS YEAR ALONE WE HAVE
RECEIVED 9000 ENCAMPMENT
SERVICE REQUESTS, NEARLY 100
WERE TRIAGED IN THREE WORKING
DAYS BY CUSTOMER SERVICE
REPRESENTATIVES. 95% OF THE
REQUESTS WERE INSPECTED BY A
MINUTES WORKER WAS INTENDING 1
WORKING DAYS. AND 80% OF THE
SITES WE KNOW ABOUT , AND DID
NOT RELY ON NEEDING TO BE
INFORMED BY THE PUBLIC. NEXT.
SO, WHY TRANSITION TO
NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS? I SAID THIS
LAST YEAR. I WOULD CALL THIS OU
AREA OF CHANGE. WHEN A
COMMUNITY IS INFORMED, INVOLVE
AND UPDATED, THEY WILL HAVE TH
PATIENCE TO ENGAGE IN A PERSON
CENTERED PROCESS OVER TIME. SO
IN 2022 THE TEAM MADE SOME KEY
OBSERVATIONS THAT LED US TO THE
IDEA OF NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS. TH
FIRST ONE WAS, THERE ARE NOT
ENOUGH PLACES FOR OUR UNFILTERE
NEIGHBORS TO GO, TO REFER THEM
TO. THERE IS A UNIQUE SET OF
CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THOSE LIVING
IN VEHICLES, WHICH HAS INCREASE
TREMENDOUSLY AND WE ARE
UNPREPARED FOR. THERE ARE MOR
SITES THAT NEED RESOLUTION THA
THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE
AVAILABLE. FOR EXAMPLE, IN
2022 WE HAD 500 ACTIVE SITES
WITH 700 TENTS AND WE ARE DOWN
TO 360 ACTIVE SITES WITH 400
TENTS NOW. THOSE ARE TOO MANY
SITES, AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THEM ALL.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE OBSERVE
WAS OUR REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY IS TASKED WITH SOLVIN
THIS RESOURCE ISSUE, BUT THEY
HAVE ONLY BEEN UP AND RUNNING A
LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR. THEY
NEED TIME TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM
THAT WORKS. FINALLY, WE
LEARNED THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WANT TO BE INFORMED AND NOT JUS
INFORMED, THEY WANT TO HELP.
YOU HAVE SOMEBODY HEAR FROM THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY SITTING AT
THE TABLE JUST NOW. IF THEY
ARE INFORMED AND ENGAGED, THEY
WILL UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE
PROBLEMS SURROUNDING ANY
PARTICULAR ISSUE AND WILL HAVE
THE PATIENCE TO WAIT. ALL OF
THOSE OBSERVATIONS LED TO A NEE
FOR US TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
AND DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES TO SIT
RESOLUTIONS. NEXT. SO
NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS OVERVIEW. YO
SEE A MAP WHERE WE HAVE CREATED
WHAT WE WILL CALL FIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS. THOSE TEAMS
WILL BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH
COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORS , BOTH
HOUSED AND ON HOUSED. THERE
WILL BE OUTREACH TEAMS AND
BUSINESSES WITHIN THE REGIONS
WHERE WE WILL ALSO DEVELOP
RELATIONSHIPS WITH AS THE TEAMS
ARE LAUNCHED IN EACH REGION.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS WILL
COORDINATE EMPLOYMENT OF CITY
AND PARTNER SERVICES SUCH AS
OUTREACH, TRASH MITIGATION, RV
REMEDIATION AND SITE
RESOLUTIONS. AND WHAT YOU SEE
HERE IS HOW WE ORGANIZE OUR
WORK. WE ORGANIZEOUR WORK
AROUND FIVE CORE ACTIVITIES THA
YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. WE
TRIAGE COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND
RESPOND TO CHANGING CONDITIONS
WE BRING PEOPLE INDOORS THROUG
OUTREACH AND MITIGATE IMPACT OF
TRASH, DEBRIS, AND PUBLIC HEALT
HAZARDS. WE RESOLVE PRIORITY
ENCAMPMENT SITES AND MAINTAIN
AND RESTORE PUBLIC SPACE FOR
THEIR INTENDED USE. I ALREADY
INTRODUCED THE FOLKS BEHIND ME,
AND SO WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THA
EACH NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM IS MADE
UP OF SEVEN CORE POSITIONS,
WHICH YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM WHO IS
DELIVERING THE SERVICES WITHIN
EACH AREA WILL WORK IN
COLLABORATION WITH THOSE WHO
DELIVER CITYWIDE SERVICES. AN
SO, YOU SEE THERE IS A REGIONAL
MANAGER, REGIONAL COORDINATOR,
FIELD COORDINATOR, COMMUNITY
LIAISON GO, CONTRACTED
OUTREACH, MAINTENANCE LEADS AND
MAINTENANCE WORKERS. NEXT.
SO, THE QUESTION WE GET ASKED
ALL THE TIME IS WHEN AND WHERE
WILL THESE TEAMS LAUNCH? OUR
ROLLOUT APPROACH HAS TO BE
THOUGHTFUL AND ALLOW FOR
CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
OVER THE YEAR. IN THE FIRST
QUARTER OF THIS YEAR THE TEAM
LAUNCHED THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL
TEAM. THAT TEAM WAS LAUNCHED
LAST MONTH AND IS CURRENTLY
ENGAGED WITH THE NORTHWEST
NEIGHBORHOOD AND CONSTITUENTS.
OUR PLAN IS TO TAKE THE
LEARNINGS FROM THIS FIRST LAUNC
AND INCORPORATE THAT INTO
ADDITIONAL LAUNCHES. I CANNOT
TELL YOU WHEN EACH ONE WILL
LAUNCH, BUT WHEN A DECISION IS
MADE, JUST KNOW THAT FOR EACH
COUNCIL MEMBER WE WILL ENGAGE
WITH YOU VERY DEEPLY BEFORE
LAUNCHING ANY NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM
THE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM GOALS
WE CREATED, BECAUSE IN ORDER TO
ACHIEVE OUR STATED MISSION WE
KNEW THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE
GOALS. THE GOALS ARE, THAT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS WILL
STRATEGICALLY EMPLOY CITY
RESOURCES TO BE RESPONSIVE TO
THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH
COMMUNITY . WE NEED TO HAVE A
COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR PUBLIC
SPACES. WE ALSO SET A GOAL TO
CONNECT ON HOUSED NEIGHBORS
WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS QUICKLY
AND OFTEN , AND FINALLY WE WANT
TO DEVELOP ACTIVATION PLANS
WHEN AND WHERE APPROPRIATE.
NEXT SLIDE. SO WHO DO YOU
CONTACT? IF YOU ARE A COMMUNIT
MEMBER WHO HAS A REQUEST, PLEAS
SUBMIT A SERVICE REQUEST VIA
THE CUSTOMER SERVICE BUREAU
ONLINE, THROUGH THE APPLE OR TH
PHONE. IF YOU ALREADY
SUBMITTED A SERVICE REQUEST, YO
SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A SERVICE
ID. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE
NUMBER OF FORMS SUBMITTED, EMAI
SENT AND PHONE CALLS MADE DOES
NOT IMPACT WHEN YOUR SITE WILL
BE RESOLVED. THAT MEANS, I HAV
HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY WE
SUBMITTED 15 FORMS THROUGH THE
CUSTOMER SERVICE BUREAU, WHY
ISN'T OUR SITE BEEN RESOLVED? I
WANT TO BE CLEAR, AND WE WILL
TALK ABOUT THIS LATER IN THE
PRESENTATION, THE NUMBER OF
TIMES THAT YOU FILL OUT A FORM
ABOUT A PARTICULAR SITE DOES NO
DICTATE HOW QUICKLY THAT SITE
WILL BE RESOLVED. IF YOU WANT T
FOLLOW UP ON A SITE YOU CAN
SEND AN EMAIL TO THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAM, WHICH IS ON THE
SCREEN. AND THEN THE FOR THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE
NORTHWEST REGION, YOU HAVE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES VIA THE
DEDICATED NORTHWEST REGIONAL
LIAISONS. YOU SEE THAT ON THE
SCREEN. SO NOW WE ARE GOING T
TRANSITION INTO A CONVERSATION
AROUND HOW WE USE VARIOUS DATA
TO DEVELOP A CALENDAR FOR SITE
RESOLUTIONS. BEFORE DIVING IN,
I WANT TO MAKE SOME KEY POINTS.
NEXT. SO EARLIER I
MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE
CURRENTLY MORE SITES THAN
RESOURCES AVAILABLE. GIVEN THIS
IT WAS IMPERATIVE WE DEVELOP A
PRIORITY FOR WHAT SITES NEED OU
ATTENTION AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
LOOKING AT THE PRIORITIZATION
SCORE IS THE BEGINNING OF THE
CONVERSATION. IT IS NOT DICTATE
THE NEXT STEP. DETERMINING
WHEN A SITE IS ADDRESSED IS A
PROCESS THAT CONSIDERS THE
PRIORITIZATION SCORE,
INFORMATION FROM OUR TEAMS AND
PARTNERS ON THE GROUND, AS WELL
AS RESOURCE AVAILABILITY FOR
THOSE LIVING AT EACH SITE. WE
CREATED A PROCESS THAT IS NIMBL
AND ABLE TO ADJUST TO CHANGING
CONDITIONS. AND FINALLY,
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS IS
STILL A PILOT THAT HAS CHANGED
MANY TIMES SINCE ITS INCEPTION
AND WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE AS
WE LEARN. IN A FEW SLIDES YOU
WILL SEE LIVE EXAMPLES OF SITE
WHERE WE UTILIZE THIS PROCESS.
IT IS OUR HOPE THAT THIS WILL
HELP YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW
WE BUILD OUR CALENDAR EACH
MONTH. PRIOR TO THAT, I WANT T
PASS IT TO LINDSAY TO TALK
ABOUT HOW OUTREACH FITS INTO
THIS PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU. THE LAST TIME WE
WERE HERE PRESENTING THE PLAN
WAS TO MOVE THE OVERSIGHT OF AL
ON SHELTERED OUTREACH . WE WER
ON BOARD AND THAT LED TO A
SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN
THE CITY AND THE RHA. WE
REALIZE THAT IT IS STILL THE
DIRECTION WE ARE COMMITTED TO
BUT NOW IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME.
THE RHA IS FOCUSED ON CRITICAL
TRANSFORMATION EFFORTS FROM TH
PARTNERSHIP 40 PILOT AND THE
FIVE-YEAR PLAN. WE UNDERSTAND
THIS IS AN EXTENDED SCHEDULE
PAST THE MARCH DEADLINE,
HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT YOU ALL
AGREE WITH US AND THE RHA THAT
THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN IS CRITICAL
TO ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE
BEDS WE NEED AND A FUNCTIONAL
SERVICE SYSTEM THAT RAPIDLY
HOUSES PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. WE ARE CURRENTLY
IN CONVERSATION WITH
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MONQUEDA .
THERE WILL BE MORE TO COME ON
THAT. WE CONTINUE TO BEING
COMMITTED TO MAKING THIS
TRANSITION. I WANT TO BE CLEAR
THIS IS NOT SLOW DOWN THE WORK
THAT WE ARE DOING TODAY. THEY
ARE FINALIZING THE RFP PROCESS
THAT WILL RESULT IN A GEOGRAPHI
ASSIGNMENT OF ENCAMPMENT
OUTREACH TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS .2
SUPPORT COLLABORATION THE RHA
HAS WORKED WITH OUTREACH TO
IDENTIFY STAFF FOR THE NORTHWES
NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM, EVEN AHEAD O
THE RFP RESULTS BEING FINALIZED
AND HST AND REACH HAVE BEEN
MEETING TO TALK THROUGH A
COLLABORATIVE TRANSPARENT
PARTNERSHIP. THIS IS ONE OF TH
KEY AREAS WE ARE FOCUSED ON IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS.
BRINGING IN THE OUTREACH
PARTNERS EARLIER IN THE PROCES
FROM THE TIME THE SITE IS BEING
DISCUSSED UNTIL IT IS RESOLVED.
THIS WILL SUPPORT THE
COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF WHA
IS HAPPENING ON THE GROUND AND
DEPLOYING HARM MITIGATION
STRATEGIES IN RESPONSE AND
MAKING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE
WORK TOWARDS RESOLUTIONS. THE
ORIGINAL CORRIDORS WILL SERVE A
THE LINCHPIN CONNECTING SERVICE
AND INFORMATION TO STAKEHOLDERS
IN THE REGION.
I WILL HAND IT BACK TO DM
WASHINGTON.
>> I WILL NOW GET INTO WHAT I
THINK WILL BE A VERY LIVELY
DISCUSSION, WHICH IS OUR
PRIORITIZATION PROCESS . I WAN
TO START BY REMINDING US THAT I
IS MORE THAN THE POINTS. THE
PRIORITIZATION PROCESS USED BY
THE UCT IS A CONTINUOUS
LEARNING PROCESS. THIS REFLECTS
THE PROCESS CURRENTLY IN USE BY
THE TEAM. PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS
WILL CHANGE AS WE LEARN MORE.
SO THE FIRST STEP YOU SEE IS A
SITE ASSESSMENT. THIS IS WHEN
SITE IS IDENTIFIED AND IT CAN B
IDENTIFIED IN MANY WAYS. IT CAN
COME THROUGH AN EMAIL, STAFF
OBSERVATION IN THE FIELD,
THROUGH A SERVICE WEEK WEST
REQUEST SUBMITTED THROUGH THE
BUREAU. ALL REQUESTS ARE
SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CUSTOMER
SERVICE BUREAU AS IT ENSURES
THE SITE IS ENTERED INTO THE
SYSTEM IT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE
WAY TO TRACK AND RESPOND ONCE
THE SITE IS IDENTIFIED, TRAINED
FIELD STAFF ARE SENT OUT TO
INSPECT THE SITE. SOMETIMES A
ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED QUICKLY.
FOR EXAMPLE, SOME REPORTS TURN
OUT TO BE JUST DEBRIS, AND CAN
BE CLEANED UP QUICKLY. OTHER
TIMES IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
WE CAN RESOLVE QUICKLY AND A
SITE ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED.
FROM THERE THE SYSTEM CREATES A
SCORE, WHICH YOU WILL SEE. IT
CONSIDERS SEVERAL FACTORS. WE
CALL THEM SITE ATTRIBUTES.
THOSE ARE LISTED ON THE RIGHT
OF THE SLIDE IN THE GREEN BOXES
FOR EXAMPLE, WE CONSIDER
WHETHER A RIGHT-OF-WAY IS
PARTIALLY OR FULLY BLOCKED,
MEANING CAN A WHEELCHAIR GET
THROUGH? WE CONSIDER IF THE SIT
IS NEAR A WATERWAY, WHICH MAY
INDICATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS,
AND IF THE LOCATION IS IN A
SCHOOL WALK ZONE. ONCE THAT
HAPPENS WE MOVED TO THE
PRIORITIZATION DISCUSSION. THE
UCT MANAGER RECEIVES A REPORT
REGULARLY THAT LISTS ALL THE
SITES AND WHERE THEY LIE ON THE
PRIORITY LIST. SHE BRINGS THA
TO THE WEEKLY DISCUSSION WITH
THE TEAM BEHIND ME, WHO
UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS HAPPENING O
THE GROUND, AND THE TALK ABOUT
SEVERAL FACTORS, SUCH AS HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE, HOW MANY
SHELTER BEDS ARE AVAILABLE, AND
WHAT CAN BE DONE IN THE INTERIM
TO MITIGATE HARM, SUCH AS
ADDRESS DEBRIS OR HYGIENE
SUPPORT. THIS IS THE STEP THAT
LINDSAY DESCRIBED EARLIER WHERE
WE PARTNER WITH OUTREACH EARLY
TO ENSURE INFORMATION ABOUT TH
PEOPLE IS INCLUDED EARLY AND
OFTEN AS PART OF THE
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. THE
NEXT STEP IS THE CALENDAR.
AFTER THAT HAPPENS THE SITES
ARE CALENDARED AND REVIEWED TO
CONSIDER CHANGING CONDITIONS O
THE GROUND. I'M GOING TO HAND
THIS OVER TO OUR UCT MANAGER
WHO WILL WALK YOU THROUGH
REAL-LIFE SCENARIOS OF WHERE WE
HAVE USED THIS PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU , DEPUTY MAYOR
TIFFANY WASHINGTON. SO THE NEXT
THREE SLIDES ARE DESIGNED TO
DEMONSTRATE HOW THE
PRIORITIZATION POINTS HELP GUID
US IN OUR DECISIONS, BUT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED
BY THE UCT LEADS IS TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT WHEN DECIDING WHICH
SITES TO CALENDAR. THE SLIDE
THAT YOU SEE RIGHT NOW IS SITE
NUMBER 232. THE SITE WAS
LOCATED NEAR SOUTH HILL STREET O
AND THE 22nd AVENUE
INTERSECTION. IT HAD A TOTAL
SCORE OF SEVEN POINTS. YOU CAN
SEE HOW THE POINTS WERE ASSIGNE
IN THE LEFT TOP CORNER OF THE
SLIDE. IT WAS AT THE TOP OF TH
PRIORITY LIST. THE SITE WAS
DISCUSSED WITH THE TEAM DUE TO
HIGH COMMUNITY IMPACT. ALSO
THE WORSENING SITE CONDITIONS
WHICH INCLUDED AN ACCUMULATION
OF DEBRIS AND HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS. THE DECISION WAS
MADE TO CALENDAR THIS SITE. I
DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE
WORKED TO REMOVE HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS WITHOUT HAVING TO
ADDRESS THE SITE SOMETIMES.
BUT IN SOME CASES WE REMOVE
MATERIALS SUCH AS PROPANE TANKS
OR SHARPS. SOMETIMES THE
ACCUMULATION OUTPACES OUR
ABILITY TO ADDRESS THEM. THE
SITE WAS CALENDARED AND
ADDRESSED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS
YEAR. ALL PEOPLE ON SITE WERE
OFFERED SHELTER. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. THIS SITE, SITE 1060
IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN IT WAS
EXTENDED TO ALLOW FOR OUTREACH
TO COMPLETE THEIR WORK. MOST O
YOU ARE LIKELY FAMILIAR WITH
THIS SITE. IT STRETCHED DOWN
SOUTH ROYAL. IT HAD A TOTAL OF
EIGHT PRIORITY POINTS. YOU CAN
SEE THEM ON THE SLIDE, AND
CONSISTENTLY STATED IT WAS AT
THE TOP OF THE PRIORITY LIST.
THEY WERE CONSIDERATIONS TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE DECIDED
WHEN TO ADDRESS THIS SITE. I DO
WANT TO PREFACE THIS, THAT
NOTING THAT UCT ALWAYS PARTNER
WITH CONTRACTED OUTREACH THROUG
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. THIS
SITE WAS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FRO
THE REST. THE REST OF THE
SITES, BECAUSE THEY WERE
OFFERING PEOPLE PERMANENT
HOUSING AT THIS LOCATION, WHICH
TAKES LONGER. THIS SITE WAS
LOCATED IN THE PARTNERSHIP 40
PILOT ZONES AND UCT WITH
HOUSING AND OUTREACH FIRST
STRATEGY. THE SITE WAS
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO SOUND
TRANSIT FACILITY WITH ONGOING
CONSTRUCTION THERE.UCT
COMMUNICATED WITH THE SOUND
TRANSIT PARTNERS REGARDING THE
SITE, AND WE INFORMED THEM ABOU
THE RESOLUTION THAT WE WERE
TAKING AT THIS PARTICULAR
LOCATION. WHEN THE SITE WERE
RAPIDLY, MORE THAN DOUBLING IN
SIZE FROM 2010 UP TO 40 2/10 ,
THEY WORKED TO REHOUSE
RESIDENCE AT THE SITE AND THE
PARTNERS AT THE SOUND TRANSIT.
FIRST TO ALLOW THE OUTREACH TO
CONTINUE THEIR WORK AND UNIFIED
CARE TEAM ENGAGED WITH THE SIT
RESIDENCE AND WERE ABLE TO
ACHIEVE VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE TO
REGAIN ACCESS TO THE DRIVEWAY S
THAT THE SOUND TRANSIT COULD
RESUME THEIR CONSTRUCTION. OUR
TEAM CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY ENGAG
WITH THE PEOPLE AT THE SITE. TH
SITE WAS SUCCESSFULLY DRAWN DOW
IN JANUARY 2023. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. SO THIS ONE IS A
LITTLE BIT OF A RIVER SITUATION
AS YOU CAN TELL. THE SITE, IT
ONLY HAD A SCORE OF TWO POINTS.
IT WAS LOCATED ON JACKSON GOL
COURSE. THIS SITE WAS ELEVATE
FOR DISCUSSION BY ONE OF THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM LEADS. THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF
FLAG THAT THE SITE WAS A
SIGNIFICANT FIRE HAZARD DUE TO
ITS UNIQUE LOCATION. IT IS HAR
TO ACCESS. THERE IS A LACK OF
ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY FOR FIRE
SUPPRESSION IN THIS LOCATION.
IN CASE THE FIRE DID BREAK OUT,
THERE WAS A HIGH RISK OF IT
RAPIDLY SPREADING, BOTH INTO TH
PARK AND THE ADJACENT APARTMEN
COMPLEX. SO WHEN DISCUSSING TH
SITE, THE EXPERT OPINION OF THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION, AND A DECISION
WAS MADE TO ELEVATE THE SITE. I
WAS ELEVATED, SCHEDULED AND
RESOLVED IN EARLY DECEMBER.
AND EVERYBODY ON SITE WAS
OFFERED SHELTER. AND NOW I
WILL PASS IT TO MADDY HERNANDEZ
>> TO WRAP UP THE PROCESS I
WILL WALK YOU THROUGH ALL THE
SITES THAT ARE ASSIGNED POINTS
IN CONNECTION TO THE OVERALL
PROCESS. I WANT TO REMIND YOU,
THE POINT SYSTEM HELPED TO
INFORM THE PRIORITIZATION
CONVERSATION AND OUR STEP IN
THE PROCESS, BUT THEY DON'T
DETERMINE WHAT ACTION WE TAKE.
THE FIRST SET OF POINTS ARE
PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON THE SAME
ATTRIBUTES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
THE SPACES BEING INACCESSIBLE
FOR THEIR INTENDED USE SUCH AS
MOBILITY IMPACTS, PUBLIC HEALTH
IMPACTS , AND TO WATERWAYS, AND
IMPACTS TO VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS SUCH AS CHILDREN.
OUR TRAINED FIELD STAFF ASSESS
SITES THROUGH INSPECTION. AND
THEY UPDATE THE INFORMATION
SYSTEM TO ASSURE SITE ATTRIBUTE
ARE UP TO DATE SO THAT WE CAN
MAKE SURE WE ARE TRACKING
CHANGING CONDITIONS ON THE
GROUND. AS MENTIONED DURING THE
COUNTERING PROCESS, UCT LEADS
BRING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO
THE CONVERSATION TO HELP TO
DETERMINE NEXT STEPS FOR A SITE
IF ANY, BASED ON PEOPLE, NEEDS,
AND RESOURCE AVAILABILITY. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. HE SECOND SET
OF POINTS ARE RELATED TO FIRE
AND VIOLENT CRIMES IN PROXIMITY
TO AN AGAIN. OR THEY COULD
BURDEN PUBLIC SAFETY EVENTS BUT
ARE CONNECTED TO AN ENCAMPMENT.
POINTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
INCIDENTS ARE GENERATED FROM
SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORT DATA AN
ARE AUTO ASSIGNED WHEN THEY ARE
AT THE GEOLOCATION OF A SITE.
WHEN WE SEE A SITE IS HIGH ON
THE PRIORITY LIST, OR SITES ARE
RAPIDLY RISING, WITH THE
POINTS, IT IS AN INDICATION THA
WE NEED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK T
SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING.
VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED PUBLIC
SAFETY EVENTS INDICATE THAT THE
SURROUNDING AREA MIGHT BE UNSAF
FOR THOSE LIVING UNHOUSED. WE
HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE
PART OF THE UCT THAT BRING
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE
TABLE TO HELP INFORM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY INCIDENTS CONNECTED TO
THE SITES AND HELP THE UCT
DETERMINE APPROPRIATE NEXT STEP
TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OU
HOUSED AND UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS.
WE ARE LEARNING THAT IN ORDER T
BUILD TOWARD SOLUTIONS BEYOND
REMOVALS IT REQUIRES MORE
ON-DEMAND RESOURCES FOR CRISIS
CARE, TREATMENT, AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH RESOURCES, AS WELL AS
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO. WHILE
WE WORK TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE
MODEL WITH OUR PARTNERS WE WILL
CONTINUE TO REFINE THIS PROCESS
THIS WILL ENSURE IT IS
EQUITABLE, HUMAN CENTERED, AND
REINFORCE THE GOAL OF ENDING
UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS IN OUR
CITY.
>> WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, WH
DON'T WE START OFF JUST TALKING
ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO
INTEGRATE THE PROCESS A LITTLE
BIT MORE IF THE TEAM IS
COMFORTABLE DISCUSSING THAT A
LITTLE BIT. IT SOUNDS LIKE
THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS GOING ON
WITH COUNCILMEMBER TERESA
MONQUEDA'S OFFICE ABOUT
RESPONDING TO THE BUDGET
LEGISLATION THAT WAS IN
RESPONSE TO THAT. I GATHER FRO
SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE
MADE DURING THE PRESENTATION
THAT THE CURRENT PLAN IS TO USE
THAT MONEY TO HIRE OUTREACH
SERVICES ? BUT I WANT TO CONFIR
THAT AND MAYBE GET INTO THE
DETAIL A LITTLE BIT.
>> A GOOD QUESTION. I WOULD SA
THAT WHAT WE KNOW NOW IS THAT
THEY ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO
TAKE THAT WORK ON TODAY THEY
ARE PUTTING THE ENTIRE
HOMELESSNESS SYSTEM OUT TO
BID. IT WAS A CONCERN I RAISED
LAST YEAR ABOUT SEQUENCING. NO
WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE
LINDSAY IS TALKING TO THE CHIE
OF STAFF AT KCRHA EVERY DAY.
IT IS NOT IF, BUT WHEN IT WILL
BE PRESENTED TO COUNCILMEMBER
TERESA MONQUEDA AND HER TEAM.
ONCE FLESHED OUT AND APPROVED,
WE WILL COME BACK AND PRESENT
THAT PLAN TO THE TEAM. I DO NOT
KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO BE
REACHED. IS IT TOO SOON TO
ANSWER THAT? BUT WE HAVE TO COM
UP WITH SOMETHING. AND DON'T
FORGET TO SEPARATE THIS PIECE
OF WORK FROM THE OUTREACH WE
ALREADY HAVE, WHICH IS WHAT
LINDSAY TALKED ABOUT. THEY'RE
CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH AN RFP
PROCESS WITH THOSE WORKERS THAT
WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE
GEOGRAPHIC TEAMS AS WELL. IT I
NOT STOP THE WORK, BUT WE DO
NEED TO PAUSE AND MAKE SURE THA
WE RESPOND TO COUNSEL WITH A
PLAN OF HOW WE WILL GET THERE
AND APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN
PIVOT.
>> ANOTHER THING THAT CAME UP
DURING THE PRESENTATION, AND I
MEAN, I LOOK FORWARD TO
FOLLOWING UP ON THAT FURTHER
WORK TO INTEGRATE THE OUTREACH
WITH THE KING COUNTY
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. THE
OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO
TOUCH ON THAT CAME UP THAT
RELATES TO THE AUTHORITY IS THE
RELATIONSHIP OF HAVING A SUPPL
OF ENHANCED SHELTER THAT CAN
HELP US TO EFFECTUATE THIS WORK
IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS US TO
REMEDIATE MORE SITES IN AN
EFFECTIVE AND HUMANE WAY. AND
WHAT SHOULD THE CITY'S ROLE BE
IN PRODDING ALONG THAT PROCESS
NOW THAT WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKINGIN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KCRHA , AN
WE HAVE NOT SEEN A COLOSSAL
AMOUNT OF NEW CAPACITY COME
ONLINE FOR THE WORK THAT WE ARE
TRYING TO DO. WHAT SHOULD OUR
ROLE BE WHEN WE HAVE SUCH A BIG
NEED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THAT
KIND OF A RESOURCE TO WORK IN
PARTNERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTE SOME
OF OUR CAPACITY TO BRING THAT
ABOUT?
>> I THINK THE ROLE SHOULD BE
WORKING THROUGH THE GOVERNING
COMMITTEE, WHICH IS GOVERNING
OVER KCRHA. COUNCILMEMBER LEWI
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS
SEAT. IT IS THAT FIVE-YEAR PLAN
THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO VOTE ON, WHERE I BELIEV
THAT THE CEO IS SAYING , WHEN I
FIRST STARTED MY TENURE IN
HOMELESSNESS IT WAS MATHS ON
FLOORS ARE INHUMANE, WHICH THEY
ARE. WE NEED TO MOVE TO AN
ENHANCED SHELTER WHICH IS 24
HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK
THAT I DON'T HAVE TO STAND IN
LINE EVERY NIGHT WITH ALL OF MY
STUFF AND WAKE UP IN THE MORNIN
AND EXIT A SHELTER. SO THE CITY
HEARD THAT. BOTH THE COUNCIL
AND THE MAYOR, AND THEY SHIFTED
THE WHOLE SYSTEM TO ENHANCED
SHELTER. THEN COVID HAPPENED.
WE HAD TO TAKE OUR CONGREGANT
SHELTERS FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING
AND OPEN UP A LOT OF HOTELS OR
KIND OF DO TINY HOME VILLAGES,
PLACES WITH DOORS FOR SOCIAL
DISTANCING. NOW WHAT WE ARE
HEARING ABOUT IS , I WANT A
DOOR. NOW ENHANCED SHELTER, WE
DON'T WANT CONGREGANT SHELTER,
WE WANT NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER
WHATEVER IS APPROVED IN THAT
FIVE-YEAR PLAN WILL GIVE KCRH
THE MARCHING ORDERS FOR THE
SYSTEM THEY ARE TO BUILD THROUG
THE REBID PROCESS THIS YEAR. I
THINK THAT IS THE WAY. AND
ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE?
ARE WE GOING TO DO ONE SHELTER
AT A TIME, AND DOES IT COST
MORE MONEY? I CANNOT IMAGINE IT
WOULD NOT COST MORE MONEY.
THERE IS GOING TO BE A ROBUST
CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE
GOVERNING COMMITTEE, THE
IMPLEMENTATION BOARD, AND KCRH
TO PUT THEM ON THE ROAD TOWARDS
GETTING THOSE PLACES WHERE
PEOPLE WANT TO GO. I THINK THAT
THE CEO MADE A GOOD POINT WHEN
THEY SAID , WE CAN KEEP BUILDIN
PLACES PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GO
THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO GO.
THAT IS WHERE WE GET THE, IS IT
A 30% SHELTER VACANCY RATE? IT
IS BECAUSE FOLKS HAVE DECIDED
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO IN
CONGREGANT SHELTER.
>> YEAH, I APPRECIATE THE
INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE
GATHERED FROM TALKING TO FOLKS
IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE
SHORTCOMINGS OF TRADITIONAL
SHELTER OPTIONS THAT JUST DON'
SERVE THE NEEDS OF FOLKS AND
WHAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING. WE
DO HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING THE
PREPARATIONS TO THE KCRHA TO
EXPAND SOME ENHANCED SHELTER
OPTIONS RIGHT NOW. I'M A LITTL
RELUCTANT TO PUT US ON A POSTUR
WHERE , YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO
WAIT FOR THE REBIDDING PROCESS
WHEN WE HAVE GIVEN THEM MONEY
NOW FOR I BELIEVE A COUPLE OF
SAFE LOTS AND 50 NEW TINY
HOUSES. AT LEAST ONE NEW TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE, MAYBE TWO. I
KNOW THAT THE RV SAFE LOTS,
THERE IS SOME PROGRESS ON THAT
AND WE HAVE SITES SELECTED. BU
I DON'T BELIEVE THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE, THERE HAS BEEN MUCH
MOVEMENT ON IT YET. I
ANTICIPATE, INCIDENTALLY, THAT
THROUGH THE FIVE-YEAR PLANNING
PROCESS WE WILL GET A MORE
CLEAR AND PRODUCTIVE POSITION
FOR THE KING COUNTY
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY ON TINY
HOMES. BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T
WANT TO WAIT FOR THE REBID. AND
AS WE HAVE SEEN FROM THE
PRESENTATION, WE HAVE GOT FOLKS
DOING GREAT WORK, BUT THEY ARE
HITTING THIS BOTTLENECK OF
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO. AND
DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL RESPONSE TO THAT.
>> YEAH, THAT IS A GOOD
DISTINGUISHING FACTOR IN TERMS
OF MONEY PUT IN THE BUDGET. SO
DIRECTOR BAILEY HAS BEEN ASKED
BY ME , I THINK I ASKED LAST
WEEK AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT
AGAIN TODAY, TO GET A STATUS
REPORT FROM KCRHA ON ALL OF THE
MONEY THAT WAS ADDED INTO THE
2023 BUDGET, AND WHERE THEY AR
AT WITH IT. WE CAN SHARE THAT
WITH YOU ALL AS SOON AS WE GET
IT. AND THEN A CONVERSATION, W
WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION. FOR
SOME COUNCILMEMBERS IT IS NOT
FAST ENOUGH, FOR OTHERS THERE
MIGHT BE OTHER QUESTIONS. SO
THINK THAT WE CAN GET THAT
INFORMATION. MY EXPECTATION IS
WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION NEX
WEEK, BECAUSE THERE ARE -- THER
WAS BUDGET ADDED TO THE ANNUAL
BUDGET THAT INCREASES
NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER SPACES .
AND SO WE WILL GET YOU AN
UPDATE ON THAT POINT GREAT,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> THANKS SO MUCH. I AM JUST
REALLY SO APPRECIATIVE THAT WE
HAVE THIS INFORMATION ABOUT TH
PRIORITIZATION PROCESS. I
UNDERSTAND THIS IS DYNAMIC . I
IS NOT JUST ABOUT POINTS. BUT I
IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY
HELPFUL INFORMATION TO SHARE
WITH THE PUBLIC WHO, SOME
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DO NOT
UNDERSTAND WHY THE LOCATIONS
THEY FILED A COMPLAINT ON HAS
NOT BEEN PRIORITIZED. OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DON'T EVE
WANT ANY ENCAMPMENT TO HAVE
THIS SORT OF ENGAGEMENT TO
RESOLVE IT . IN SOME CASES THA
MIGHT MEAN REMOVING IT. SO IT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE
TO SHARE PUBLIC REASONS WHY
PARTICULAR LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN
PRIORITIZED. I GOT AN EMAIL
FROM A CONSTITUENT LAST WEEK WH
, AFTER I EXPLAINED WHAT THE
PROCESS WAS, HE EMAILED ME BACK
AND SAID , I JUST EMAILED THE
MAYOR AND HE CALLED ME AND IT
WAS GONE THE NEXT DAY. I'M SUR
THERE HAD BEEN A LONG HISTORY O
SOMEBODY ELSE IN HIS COMMUNITY
FILING COMPLAINTS AND FOLLOWING
THE PROCESS, BUT WE CANNOT ALLO
FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC T
THINK THAT IS THE WAY THE CITY
IS DOING BUSINESS IN THIS REALL
CRITICAL AREA. SO REALLY
REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING THIS
INFORMATION. I UNDERSTAND THA
VACANCY RATES ARE DIFFERENT
ACCORDING TO WHAT TYPE OF
ALTERNATIVE WE ARE LOOKING AT.
IT IS CONGREGANT SHELTERS
DIFFERENT FROM ENHANCED SHELTER
AND TINY HOUSE VILLAGES ARE
DIFFERENT. BUT I WOULD LIKE US
ALL TO CHECK OUR BELIEFS THAT
I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY
A 30% VACANCY RATE IN
CONGREGANT SHELTER. I DO NOT
THINK THAT IS ACCURATE. I THIN
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
THAT WE CAN DO WHEN
COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC I
ADDRESSING THIS PERCEPTION THA
PEOPLE HAVE THAT PEOPLE JUST
ARE NOT INTERESTED IN LEAVING
THEIR TENTS. I THINK THAT IN
MY COMMUNICATION WITH THE
PUBLIC, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC
AND UCT, TO PUT DETAIL TO THE
REALITY THAT WE FUND HUNDREDS
OF UNITS OF SHELTER AND THE
SPACES AND THEY ARE ACROSS
MODELS. UNDERSTAND THAT THE
VACANCY RATE IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER
BUT THEY ARE ALMOST ENTIRELY
FILLED EVERY DAY. I THINK THAT
WE SHOULD BE EXPLAINING THAT TO
PEOPLE WHEN PEOPLE ARE FEELING
LIKE THE CITY IS NOT ACTING
QUICKLY ENOUGH. WE JUST
RECEIVED INFORMATION IN MARCH
FROM THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY WHERE
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THEIR
EFFORTS AND THEY -- IN ALL O
KING COUNTY THERE IS ONE
VACANCY IN A TINY VILLAGE, TWO
SPACES FOR MEN IN A LARGE COED
SHELTER, TWO SPACES FOR WOMEN ,
THREE CONGREGANT BUNKS FOR WOME
ONLY AND 10 BEDS IN A
CONGREGANT SHELTER. THAT IS FA
LESS THAN A 30% VACANCY RATE
OVER A SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS
PROBABLY AROUND 6000 SPACES.
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SO
JUST, AGAIN, A LOT OF THE WORK
THAT YOU ARE DOING ON THE
PUBLIC SIDE IS ABOUT EXPLAININ
TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HOW
YOU ARE MAKING DECISIONS. I
REALLY THINK THAT WE CAN DO THI
ISSUE A LOT OF SERVICE IF WE
ARE TRANSPARENT AND HONEST ABOU
THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND TH
RESOURCES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABL
SO THAT FOLKS CAN REALLY
UNDERSTAND. THAT IS MY SOAP
BOX. I DID HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS
IF I COULD. THANK YOU. SO,
ON THE SORT OF -- FROM A
CUSTOMER , OR SYSTEM -- A
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC POINT OF
VIEW, I ALSO, I OFTEN HEAR FROM
CONSTITUENTS WHO WANT TO REPOR
AND ENCAMPMENT , THE FACT THAT
THEY EXPECT SOME SORT OF
IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO THE REPOR
BY EMAIL OR PHONE CALL. I KNOW
THAT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE, BU
CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THE
COMMUNICATIONS THAT WILL BE
RECEIVED BY SOMEONE WHO REPORTS
AND ENCAMPMENT? I THOUGHT THAT
I HEARD YOU EMPHASIZE MAKING
-- FILING REQUESTS FOR SERVICE
VIA THE CUSTOMER SERVICE BUREA
OVER FIND AND FIX IT. DID I
HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? WE TELL
PEOPLE BOTH , BUT IF THERE IS A
STRONG PREFERENCE TO USE ONE
OVER THE OTHER, WE WILL DO THAT
WE WILL START TELLING FOLKS
THAT. I DID SEE IN ONE OF THE
SLIDES, THERE IS THE WHOLE WHO
TO CONTACT. IT REFERS TO -- YO
WILL RECEIVE A SERVICE ID AND
NOTIFICATION UNTIL YOUR ISSUE I
RESOLVED. IN YOUR ANSWER, CAN
YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE WHAT
RESOLVE MEANS? WE ARE HEARING
BACK FROM FOLKS WHO GET
NOTIFICATIONS THAT A LOCATION
HAS BEEN RESOLVED , BUT FROM
THEIR PERSPECTIVE IT HAS NOT
BEEN. MAYBE THERE IS A
DEFINITION ISSUE THERE . AND
MY LAST QUESTION, I'M GOING TO
HOLD UNTIL -- I DO NOT WANT TO
OVERWHELM THE QUESTIONS. I DID
HAVE ONE MORE SHORT ONE.
>> YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PERSON AT
THE TABLE. SO, MADDY HERNANDEZ
IS HERE AND SHE WORKS FOR THE
INNOVATION AND PERFRMANCE TEAM
IN THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE. THEY
HAVE LOANED HER TO US TO
MANAGE, ALONG WITH STEVE IN THE
BACK, TO MANAGE THE PLANNING,
DEVELOPMENT , IMPLEMENTATION,
AND DATA AROUND REGIONAL TEAMS
AT UCT AS A WHOLE. SO SHE
FOCUSED DEEPLY ON THE SERVICE
SIDE OF THIS, SO I'M GOING TO
LET HER ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> ON THE FIRST QUESTION, AROUN
WHAT A CUSTOMER CAN EXPECT IN
TERMS OF COMMUNICATION. SO IF
THEY SUBMIT A SERVICE REQUEST
FOR AN UNAUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENT,
THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY GET AN
EMAIL ? AN AUTOMATED EMAIL THAT
GIVES THEM THE SERVICE REQUEST
NUMBER. AND THEN IF THERE IS A
NEED FOR AN INSPECTION THEY WIL
RECEIVE ANOTHER EMAIL WITH THE
STATUS UPDATE. THAT STRICTLY
COMES FROM THE FIELDWORKERS.
IF WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE
ENCAMPMENT , OUR CUSTOMER
SERVICE REPS WILL INDICATE THAT
THAT WE ARE MONITORING THE SITE
SO I'M HAPPY TO -- MAYBE WE
COULD SEND THE WHOLE PROCESS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT
OUTCOMES. EVERY STEP OF THE WA
CUSTOMERS SHOULD RECEIVE AN
AUTOMATED RESPONSE. SO THEY
MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THEIR JUNK
MAIL. IT IS THROUGH THE CITY'
MOTOROLA SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMER
SERVICE. AND THEN THE OTHER
QUESTION YOU HAD WAS AROUND --
>> RESOLVED. WE ARE AWARE OF
THE ERRORS THAT PEOPLE ARE
GETTING A RESOLVED WHEN IT IS
NOT RESOLVED.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO TOUCH MOR
ON THAT?
>> IT IS JUST -- I MEAN, IT IS
PROCESS . WE HAVE BEEN MADE
AWARE THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBERS
QUITE FRANKLY, SAYING TO US THI
PERSON GOT IT RESOLVED. I
THINK ALL OF YOU HAVE SENT ONE
TO ME AND I DROVE PAST IT AND
IT IS NOT RESOLVED. THAT IS
JUST GROWING PAINS OF A
BRAND-NEW DATABASE THAT WE ARE
FIXING RAPIDLY AS WE GET THAT
INFORMATION. I WOULD SAY I WIL
LOOK TO LINDSAY AND MAYBE YOU
DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY
GET AN EMAIL AND IT SAYS THE
SITE IS RESOLVED. WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN? THAT WAS HER OTHER
QUESTION.
>> SURE. I WAS NOT ASSUMING
THERE WAS A MISTAKE, I THOUGHT
MAYBE THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE OF
DEFINITION.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, THERE ARE
DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT GO INTO
IT DEPENDING ON WHEN FIELD
STAFF GO OUT AND WHAT THEY ARE
SEEING BASED ON THE INFORMATION
PROVIDED IN THE SERVICE REQUEST
TYPICALLY OF SOMEBODY REPORTS
AN ACTIVE ENCAMPMENT AND WE ARE
TRACKING IT UP TO SITE
RESOLUTION, THE RESOLUTION IS
SUPPOSED TO MEAN THAT IT IS NO
LONGER THERE. AND IN TERMS OF
LIKE A SERVICE REQUEST BEEN
RESOLVED, IT COULD MEAN WE
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION
THAT WAS PROVIDED , AND SO THER
IS NO FURTHER STEP THE CITY CAN
TAKE . THE PERSON MIGHT HAVE T
RESUBMIT A SERVICE REQUEST. S
LOTS OF DIFFERENT FACT ERRORS
HIM ABOUT LINDSAY, IF YOU WANT
TO ADD ANYTHING --
>> THERE ARE SITUATIONS WHERE
THE WEST IS SUBMITTED THAT
THERE IS DEBRIS. THEY WILL
CLEAN UP THE TRASH AND DEBRIS.
AT THAT POINT THE TICKET WOULD
BE CLOSED.
>> AND THEN, DO YOU WANT ME TO
-- OKAY. YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT
WHERE TO DIRECT PEOPLE. SO
TECHNICALLY THEY CAN GO, THEY
CAN CALL THE CUSTOMER SERVICE
BUREAU, AND THEY WILL ENTER IN
THE INFORMATION FOR THE
CUSTOMER. FOLKS WHO MAYBE DO
NOT -- AN APP ON THEIR PHONE.
SO, YOU CAN SEND PEOPLE TO THE
APP ON THEIR PHONE, AND THAT
INFORMATION GOES INTO THE LARGE
ECOSYSTEM THAT THE CUSTOMER
SERVICE BUREAU WORKS WITH. SO
WHETHER THAT IS CALLING CSB,
USING THE APP AND THERE IS ALS
AN ONLINE PORTAL WHERE THEY CAN
SUBMIT THEIR COMPLAINTS. IT
CAN BE A LITTLE CONFUSING BUT
ALL RESULTS IN --
>> NO PREFERENCE . FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE, ONE IS NOT BETTER
THAN THE OTHER?
>> NO.
>> ALL RIGHT, GREAT. AND THEN
MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> THANKS. WILL A PERSON
FILING A REPORT BE TOLD IF
THEIR LOCATION HAS NOT BEEN
PRIORITIZED?
>> CURRENTLY, NO. WHAT WE AR
WORKING ON , THAT IS A VERY
LIVELY DISCUSSION. WE ARE
CONSIDERING ALL KINDS OF PATHS
WE WOULD LOVE FEEDBACK FROM
COUNCIL. WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOU
STAFF GET ASKED A LOT. SO THI
GOES TO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
MY IDEA OF EITHER GIVING YOU A
REPORT EVERY MONTH THAT SAYS
HERE ARE THE SITES IN YOUR
DISTRICT. AND PUTTING IT
ONLINE. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKIN
WITH LEGAL, BECAUSE WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT -- I FEEL
STRONGLY THAT ONLINE SITE
PROFILES SHOULD ONLY BE PROVIDE
IF IT IS CLOSED, AND NOT KIND
OF IDENTIFIED FOR OPEN THE
SITES. AND THAT YOU SHARE THAT
SAME THING. SO MAYBE WE HAVE
THOUGHT ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFEREN
THINGS, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO GE
TO A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN ANSWER
THE QUESTION WITHOUT JUMPING
THROUGH 20 HOOPS, AND YOU CAN
ANSWER WHY. IT GOES BACK TO THE
THEORY THAT, IF PEOPLE ARE
INFORMED AND ENGAGED THEY WILL
HAVE PATIENCE. IT IS THE LACK
OF INFORMATION THAT IS
FRUSTRATING PEOPLE. THAT IS OU
GOAL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IT WIL
HELP A LOT FOR COUNCILMEMBERS
TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT
INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN JUS
SAY CURRENTLY YOUR SITE IS NOT
PRIORITIZED TO BE RESOLVED IN
THE NEAR FUTURE, THE REASON
BEING, AND GIVING YOU GUYS THE
INFORMATION.
>> AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION O
THE PRIORITIZATION PIECE.
AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE
SCORING SYSTEM IS , AS YOU HAVE
DESCRIBED IT, DYNAMIC. JUST
BECAUSE SOMETHING SCORES LOAD I
NOT NECESSARILY MEAN IT WILL NO
BE PRIORITIZED, BUT MY SORT OF
FLIP SIDE OF THE QUESTION THAT
I AM INTERESTED TO KNOW, IF
SOMETHING IS SCORED HIGH , IF
THE CONDITIONS CHANGE BECAUSE O
WORK BEING DONE AT THE
LOCATION, EITHER BY THE UCT OR
OTHER WORKERS WORKING WITH FOLK
LIVING AT THAT LOCATION TO
MODIFY THEIR PRACTICES , REMOVE
BRUSH IN THE AREA THAT MIGHT BE
FINDABLE. IF THINGS CHANGE,
CAN A LOCATION BECOME A LOWER
PRIORITY?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS THE
DREAM. THAT IS THE DREAM, THAT
BY ENGAGING WITH OUTREACH
FREQUENTLY AND EARLY, THAT EVE
THOUGH THE SITE MAY NOT BE HIG
PRIORITY, BUT EITHER WAY IT
GOES THROUGH CONSISTENT
OUTREACH AND CONSISTENT OFFERS
AND KNOWING THE PEOPLE THERE,
WE HOPE THAT SITES WILL SELF
RESOLVE. WE WILL BE LOOKING FO
THAT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS,
BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE
ALL WANT TO SEE COLLECTIVELY, I
THAT SITES SELF RESOLVE. IN
TERMS OF A HIGH SCORE, THE
EXAMPLE IS THE CID. IT WAS
NUMBER ONE AND TWO FOR A YEAR I
THINK ALMOST AND THERE WERE SO
MANY PEOPLE THERE AND NOT ENOUG
PLACES TO GO. WE COULD NOT
RESOLVE THE SITE. THE QUESTION
COULD BE, IT IS SO HIGH ON THE
PRIORITIZATION LIST, HOW COME
YOU DON'T GO? IT IS LIKE,
BECAUSE THERE ARE 100+ PEOPLE
THERE AND WE ARE NOT LEGALLY
ABLE TO GO AND RESOLVE THE SITE
UNLESS ALL OF THEM ARE OFFERED
GENUINE OFFER OF SHELTER. SO WE
HAD TO WAIT AND, THANKS TO OUR
PARTNERS AND ALL THE AGENCIES
THAT CAN AROUND THE TABLE AND
SAID I HAVE TWO HERE, I HAVE
FIVE HERE, I HAVE 20 HERE, WE
HAD TO WAIT UNTIL WE HAD ALL TH
SPACES AND THEN THAT SITE WAS
RESOLVED SUCCESSFULLY. SO THI
IS KIND OF MY HESITATION OF
BRINGING PRIORITIZATION, BECAUS
I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO OVERFOCU
ON THE POINTS. IT JUST MATTERS
BUT I BELIEVE THAT AS LONG AS I
CAN EXPLAIN IT PEOPLE WILL
UNDERSTAND, AND IT IS THE LACK
OF UNDERSTANDING I THINK IT WAS
FINE FOR THE FIRST YEAR. WE
HIT A PLACE NOW WHERE PEOPLE AR
LIKE, OKAY, I NEED TO UNDERSTAN
THE NEXT LEVEL OF THIS THING.AS
FOR THE PUSH, CUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE A
NOW. HOPEFULLY THIS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL HELP PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND WHY THE SITE IS OR I
NOT BEING RESOLVED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO NOT
SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. WE DO
HAVE A COUPLE MORE AGENDA ITEM
BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER MONQUEDA?
I WAS NOT LOOKING AT THE PEEP
HOLE HERE.
>> TRANSITIONING TO IN PERSON
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
HERE TODAY. I WANTED TO
APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS A WORK
IN PROGRESS. I KNOW THERE ARE
LOT OF MOVING PARTS WITH FOLKS
EXTERNAL AND WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS. AND I KNOW IT HAS
BEEN MENTIONED THAT WE ARE IN
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAM STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT WAS
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET ACTION
AND I WILL BE SHARING THE
INFORMATION THAT WE REQUESTED
WITH THE CROSSWALK BETWEEN WHA
WAS INCLUDED IN THE LARGELY
STAKEHOLDER AND CAREFULLY
DRAFTED LANGUAGE THAT WE
INCLUDED IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET,
BECAUSE I THINK THE VISION IS
SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE
ARTICULATED THERE IS STILL A
COMMITMENT TO. THAT IS WANTING
TO WORK TOWARDS A SYSTEM WHERE
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY ALONG WITH THE TRUSTE
PARTNERS THEY HAVE RETAIN AND
GROW THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
MAKING SURE THAT SOMEBODY IS
BEING PLACED IN THE APPROPRIATE
CARE, AND THAT THE 3P'S ARE
MET, THAT PERSONAL BELONGINGS
CAN COME WITH THEM, THEIR
PARTNERS CAN COME WITH THEM, AN
THEIR PETS CAN COME WITH THEM.
SO I WANTED TO FLAG FOR OUR
COLLEAGUES, THERE IS JUST THE
BEGINNING OF A CONVERSATION
HAPPENING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYBODY IS INVOLVED IN
THAT, ESPECIALLY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, AS CHAIR OF THIS
COMMITTEE AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AS THE CHAIR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES,
BECAUSE THESE TWO WE WERE VERY
MUCH INVOLVED IN THE CRAFTING
OF IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET AS
WELL. THE THING THAT I WANTED
TO ASK DIRECTLY THOUGH, AS WE
FIGURE OUT WHAT THE TRANSITION
PLAN LOOKS LIKE FOR ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY , YOU MENTIONED THAT
THERE IS MORE NEED THAN THERE
ARE RESOURCES. PART OF THE
PRIORITIZATION CONVERSATION BUT
I WAS HOPING TO HEAR A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT ESPECIALLY IN
RELATION TO I THINK COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD'S LAST LINE OF
QUESTIONING AROUND
PRIORITIZATION IS REALLY MORE O
THE PEOPLE QUESTION, RIGHT? AS
YOU ARE ENGAGING WITH
INDIVIDUALS AT A SITE, I WOULD
HOPE THAT THE FIRST QUESTION
IS, DO WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE
BED FOR THIS PERSON? AND THAT
REALLY BEING THE DETERMINING
FACTOR OF WHETHER OR NOT A SITE
IS ULTIMATELY DESIGNATED FOR
POSTING. WE KNOW AS SOON AS A
POST GOES UP, PEOPLE MOVE AND I
IS HARDER TO FIND THEM AND GET
THEM PLACED. SO, CAN WE CHAT A
LITTLE BIT, OR CAN YOU TELL ME
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHETHER
THE PERSON CENTER AND
APPROPRIATE BED PLACEMENT IS A
THE TOP OF THE PRIORITIZATION
LIST , VERSUS THE PHYSICAL
LOCATION OF A SITE, IF THERE I
NOT A HAZARD?
>> WELCOME, COUNCILMEMBER
MONQUEDA, YOU ASKED AN EXCITIN
QUESTION. I WOULD SAY THAT IS
THE DREAM. WE ARE NOT THERE YET
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS,
IF THERE IS A SITE THAT HAS
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS THERE, YES,
OUTREACH GOES OUT THAT IS
NON-CITY CONTRACTED OUTREACH.
THEY COME BACK AND SAY TO
KCRHA, WHICH GETS COMMUNICATED
TO UCT, THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE
THERE. WE DO NOT HAVE THE RIGH
BEDS, LIKE THE FOLKS THERE WANT
THIS PARTICULAR KIND OF BED ,
AND WE DON'T HAVE THOSE. SO I
THAT SITUATION , A CONVERSATION
OCCURS. WHICH IS A RISK
ANALYSIS OF -- WOULD IT BE
OKAY TO LEAVE THE FOLKS THERE
AND WAIT FOR THE BEDS THEY
WOULD PREFER TO BE AVAILABLE, O
DO THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE SITE
REQUIRE US TO MAKE AN OFFER OF
SHELTER AS OUTLINED THAT MAY NO
BE THE PREFERRED LOCATION? WE
HAVE DONE BOTH. THERE HAVE
BEEN TIMES WHEN WE HAVE PAUSED
AND SAID , HOW LONG WILL IT
TAKE? THEY ARE LIKE ONE WEEK.
WE ARE LIKE, OF COURSE WE WILL
WAIT A WEEK. THE PERSON CAN
MOVE INTO A SHELTER OR A PLACE
WITH THEIR PET. I WOULD NOT
LEAVE MY PET, JUST TO BE HONEST
AND THEN THERE ARE TIMES WHEN
LIKE IN THE CID, I THINK IT WAS
HOW MANY PROPANE TANKS EXPLODED
A LOT, LIKE 20 TANKS EXPLODED.
IN THAT SITUATION I CANNOT SA
WE ARE GOING TO WAIT TWO WEEKS,
BECAUSE THAT COULD RESULT IN
GREAT HARM BEING DONE TO THE
COMMUNITY . SO IT IS BOTH. I
WHAT THE CEO IS TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH IN THE FIVE-YEAR PLA
HAPPENS, THEN WE WILL HAVE A
SYSTEM THAT HAS MORE PLACES
WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO GO, WHICH
IS NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER. I
CANNOT TAKE A HARD LINE AND SAY
I'M NOT GOING TO RESOLVE A SITE
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A TINY
HOME. IN EVERY CASE. WHATEVER
CAN, I DO. I CANNOT DO IT ALL
THE TIME.
>> THAT EARLY COLLABORATION IS
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO SHIFT TO
WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS.
RATHER THAN THE CITY
PRIORITIZING THE SITES,
CALENDARING THEM, AND THEN
SENDING THEM OUT, WE ARE LOOKIN
AT HAVING THE CONVERSATION
EARLY ABOUT WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE SITE?
IS ANYBODY ALREADY ENGAGING WIT
THEM? AND THEN IT BECOMES A
ROLLING LIST, AND THEN WE GET
THE PEOPLE BASED INFORMATION
THAT CAN BE A PART OF HOW LONG
IT WILL TAKE AND THEN WE ARE
CALENDARING IT AND MORE IN AN
INFORMED WAY AS FAR AS HOW LONG
THAT WILL TAKE AND BE ABLE TO
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS VERSUS MAKING
DECISIONS AND HAVING TO CHANGE
THOSE LATER. THAT EARLY AND
OFTEN COLLABORATION IS PART OF
THE MODEL OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
TEAM.
>> THANKS SO MUCH, AND THANKS
FOR THE HONESTY AND TRANSPARENC
ON WHERE YOU ARE AT AND WHAT IS
ABLE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS
FIRST QUARTER. I THINK THAT
WORKING TOWARDS THE VISION OF
MAKING SURE THAT A POST NEVER
GOES UP UNTIL THE CONVERSATIONS
HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE FOLKS ON
THE SITE ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF BED
THEY NEED AND REALLY WORKING
TOWARDS PLACING FOLKS IN THOSE
APPROPRIATE BEDS BEFORE ANY
POST HAPPENS IS OBVIOUSLY THE
SHARED GOAL. I LOOK FORWARD TO
MORE DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES AS WELL ABOUT THE
TIMELINE FOR WHEN THE DATA
SYSTEM, ALL AVAILABLE BEDS IN
THE UNIVERSE OF OUR REGION WILL
BE HOUSED BECAUSE AS SOON AS
THAT IS COLLECTED AND COMPLET
, THEN I THINK THAT WE HAVE
ACCESS TO REALLY MAKE SURE THA
PEOPLE ARE GETTING PLACED IN TH
APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT THAT WILL
BRING THEM OUT OF THE ELEMENTS
AND WILL HELP OUR HUMAN SERVIC
PROVIDERS AND OUR CITY TO PLACE
THEM INTO LONG-TERM HOUSING.
THAT IS ULTIMATELY THE GOAL.
AND ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR THE TIMELINE ON WHEN THAT
TYPE OF COORDINATED SYSTEM WIT
KCRHA MIGHT BE AVAILABLE SO THA
THEY MANAGE THE FULL LIST OF
AVAILABLE BEDS SO THAT ANY
CONTRACTOR CAN SEE WHETHER OR
NOT THERE IS AN APPROPRIATE
PLACEMENT VERSUS JUST, IS THER
A BED OPEN?
>> THAT IS A GOOD POINT THAT
GOES TOWARDS COUNCILWOMAN
HERBOLD'S QUESTION ABOUT IS IT
REALLY 30%. NONE OF US KNOW. I
TERMS OF ALL BEDS ACROSS THE
COUNTY ARE NOT MANAGED BY
KCRHA. AND I WILL PASS TO
LINDSAY, THERE IS NOT A SYSTEM
IN EXISTENE WHERE , IN A
PERFECT WORLD, PROVIDERS WOULD
JUST OPEN THEIR DOORS IN THE
MORNING AND GO TO THEIR DESK AN
PULL UP A DATABASE AND CLICK AN
SAY WE HAVE TWO TINY HOMES,
THREE THIS, FOR THAT. THAT DOES
NOT EXIST. WE NEED THAT VERY,
VERY, VERY, VERY SOON, BECAUSE
THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING IN THE
SYSTEM THAT IS SOMEONE'S
PREFERRED LOCATION THAT WE JUST
DON'T KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE HE HA
CAPACITY TO SIT DOWN AND CALL
100 SERVICE PROVIDERS. IN TERMS
OF TIMELINE, LINDSAY, DO YOU
HAVE A SENSE OF MARKS TIMELINE
FOR GETTING THE REAL TIME BED
AVAILABILITY UP AND RUNNING?
>> IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE CB
RESPONSE. GETTING TO THE REAL
TIME BED AVAILABILITY. IT WIL
BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE SITE
RESPONSE. I DO NOT WANT TO
SPEAK TO IT HERE AHEAD OF
FINALIZING ALL THAT.
>> SO INFORMATION TO COME WILL
BE ON WHEN THE FULL DATABASE
GETS SET UP FOR THE APPROPRIAT
BED AND THEN ALONG WITH THAT,
ONE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A
CLEAR SENSE OF THE TIMELINE FOR
WHEN THE FTES THAT ARE PART OF
THIS LARGER CONCEPT, THE PEOPLE
FOCUSED EMPLOYEES, WHEN THOSE
WILL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL BY
RHA VERSUS INITIATED BY THE
CITY.
>> YEP, WE WILL GET YOU THAT.
>> THANK YOU, I'M SORRY. I
KNOW THAT YESTERDAY WE WERE
GOING TO CHAT A LITTLE BIT MORE
WE HAD A LONG COUNCIL MEETING.
WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.
BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO CHATTING
WITH YOU, AND OUR COLLEAGUES
MORE AS WE MAKE SURE THAT THE
VISION THAT WE ALL BOUGHT OFF O
COLLECTIVELY IN THAT DEFIED CAR
TEAM REWORKED STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT GETS REALIZE
AND WE RECOGNIZE THERE ARE
COMPETING PRIORITIES, BUT WE AR
GOING TO GET AT THIS ISSUE AND
AVOID BEING ON THE SAME WHEEL
OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IT FEELS
LIKE URGENCY IS THERE. THANK YO
SO MUCH FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE IN THE INFORMATION THAT YO
WILL SHARE SOON.
>> ABSOLUTELY, AND COUNCILMEMBE
LEWIS, HAPPY TO COME BACK AND I
MIGHT HAVE TO BRING THE CEO TO
THE TABLE TO ANSWER SOME OF
THESE QUESTIONS.
>> OR WE CAN JUST BRING THE
PARTY TO THE GOVERNING
COMMITTEE. YES, GOOD TO HAVE
YOU, AND THANKS FOR THIS UPDATE
IT IS GOOD TO PUBLICLY UNVEIL
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM
INFORMATION. I THINK THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD THIS
DISCUSSION IN THE COMMITTEE.
>> IT IS.
>> I WANT TO SAY ANECDOTALLY, I
APPRECIATE IT. THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE GALLERY
THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM AND THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. AND OTHER
AGENCIES THAT ARE WILLING TO D
THIS WORK. I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPE
BUILD THIS. EVERYONE HAS BEEN
RESPONSIVE TO MY OFFICE. AND
THEY HAVE BEEN RESPONSIVE TO MY
COLLEAGUE'S OFFICE AND COMMUNIT
MEMBERS HAVE BEEN GRATEFUL AND
APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK THAT
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM HAS BEEN
DOING AND I WANT TO EXTEND THAT
TO EVERYBODY HERE IN THE
CHAMBERS AND REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR SERVICE AND COMMITMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. LET'
TRY TO KEEP COUNCILMEMBER
MONQUEDA ON TIME FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING. ON THE HOUSING THE
LEVY. SO WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
-- MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE
ARE SWITCHING ITEMS THREE AND
FOUR. I THINK WITH YOUR
COLLEAGUES PERMISSION WE WOULD
AMEND THE AGENDA TO ITEM FOR
THIRD, AND ITEM 3 WILL BE THE
FOURTH ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM 4.
>> THE COUNCIL BILL 120546, AN
ORDINANCE RELATED TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION AUTHORIZIN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO ENTER
INTO A NONGOVERNMENT AGREEMENT
WITH THE BASEBALL CLUB OF
SEATTLE LLP FOR THE PURPOSES O
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
RAINIER PLAYFIELD AND RATIFYING
AND CONFIRMING THAT CERTAIN
PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
CLERK. IT IS GREAT TO PIVOT TO
THE PUBLIC ASSETS PORTION OF
THIS COMMITTEE'S MANDATE. WE
HAVE TRACY FROM CENTRAL STAFF
AND THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT,
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. I THINK
I SAW ANDY ON HERE EARLIER. I
DON'T KNOW IF HE -- HE IS STILL
THERE. SO, SHALL I TURN IT OVE
TO YOU FIRST, SUPERINTENDENT
WILLIAMS? JUST GIVE A RUNDOWN O
THIS AND WE CAN GO TO TRACY IF
THERE IS ANY CLEANUP WITH
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> YOU BET, NO PUN INTENDED.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO, OUR DEPARTMENT HAS A LONG
HISTORY OF PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
SEATTLE MARINERS AND MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL. AS YOU MAY
HAVE BEEN AWARE, THE ALL-STAR
GAME WILL BE HOSTED BY THE
MARINERS IN SEATTLE IN JULY OF
THIS YEAR. 20 YEARS AGO WHEN
WE HOSTED AN ALL-STAR GAME , TH
LEGACY OF THAT WAS THE LOWER
WOODLAND LEGACY FIELD, WHICH I
OUR PREMIER A SMALL DIAMOND .
THIS OCCURRED TOTALLY FUNDED B
THE MARINERS AND MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL. THEY ARE NOW COMING
BACK, 20 YEARS LATER , AND
PROPOSING TO DO A PROJECT IN OU
CITY AS A LEGACY PROJECT FROM
THE ALL-STAR GAME. WE HAVE BEE
WORKING WITH THEM TO DEVELOP AN
AGREEMENT. ANDY SHEPPARD HAS
DONE THE LION'S SHARE OF THAT
WORK. AND AS REQUIRED, WE ARE
REQUIRED TO COME HERE TO GET
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A
AGREEMENT. SO WITH THAT I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO ANDY SHEPPARD.
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER. WE
ARE SUPER EXCITED TO PRESENT
THIS LEGISLATION , RESULTING AN
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO
SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL FIELDS I
THE SOUTHEAST SEATTLE. THIS IS
GREAT EXAMPLE OF A
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT
WILL BENEFIT YOUTH AND FAMILIE
IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU TO
THE SEATTLE MARINERS FOR THIS
GENEROUS DONATION IN
CONJUNCTION WITH MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL HOSTING THE ALL-STAR
GAME IN SEATTLE THIS COMING
JULY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO, STARTING WITH THE SCOPE .
WE HAVE TWO TIERS, LOW HANGING
FRUIT , TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR T
THE ALL-STAR GAME IN JULY.
INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF SITE
FURNISHINGS, OLD BLEACHERS .
ALSO IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BULLPE
FENCING, BACKBOARDS, ETC. AND
THEN WE HAVE A LARGER CAPITOL
PROJECT CONVERTING TWO SAND
SILK FIELDS TO SYNTHETIC TURF.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE
THESE ARE SOFTBALL FIELDS AS
WELL AS BASEBALL FIELDS . AS I
MENTIONED, THE FIRST PART OF TH
IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED
BY JULY 20, 2023. THE SECOND
PART WILL START DESIGN UPON
APPROVAL OF THIS LEGISLATION .
CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETE
PRIOR TO MARCH OF 2024. WE
ANTICIPATE THE BUDGET BEING UP
TO $1.2 MILLION FOR
CONSTRUCTION, FUNDED BY THE
MARINERS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE CONVERSIONS WILL INCREASE
PLAYABILITY . THE FIELDS HAV
VERY POOR DRAINAGE. THEY'RE
VERY DIFFICULT TO UPKEEP. AND
THE SYNTHETIC TURF IN FIELDS
WILL ALLOW PLAY IN THE WINTER
AND THE RAINY MONTHS. THIS WILL
INTRODUCE A NEW LIFECYCLE FOR
THESE FIELDS AND IT WILL
DECREASE MAINTENANCE. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. FIRST AND
FOREMOST, OUR MISSIONS ARE
ALIGNED IN OUR COMMITMENT TO
PLAY EQUITY, WHICH RELATES AND
SUPPORTS THE QUALITY OF LIFE AN
WELLNESS FOR OUR YOUTH. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, IF THE PANEL
COULD MAYBE JUST TAKE THIS
QUESTION OUT OF ORDER FROM
COUNCILMEMBER MONQUEDA, WHO HA
INDICATED WANTING TO BE
RECOGNIZED. ACCORDING TO MY
CLERK, BUT NOW I DO NOT SEE HER
OKAY. YES, COUNCILMEMBER
MONQUEDA.
>> THAT IS OKAY. THANK YOU, I
WILL HOLD.
>> OKAY, GO AHEAD ANDY.
>> SURE. THE PROPOSED ORDINANC
AUTHORIZES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TH
CITY AND THE MARINERS TO FUND
THIS PROJECT. THE PROJECT , AS
I MENTIONED, MAKES SUBSTANTIAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO TWO SOFTBALL
AND BASEBALL FIELDS . AS
CHRISTOPHER MENTIONED, THE
MARINERS PREVIOUSLY FUNDED
IMPROVEMENTS AT LOWER WOODLAN
NUMBER ONE PLAYFIELD THAT
REMAINS REALLY THE PREMIER
BASEBALL FIELD IN THE CITY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS
THE TIMELINE . WE HAVE
COMPLETED PLANNING AND THE
DESIGN WILL START UPON APPROVAL
OF THE LEGISLATION. CONSTRUCTIO
WILL BE COMPLETED IN TWO PHASES
PHASE 1 BY THE ALL-STAR GAME
IN JULY AND PHASE 2, PRIOR TO
THE SEASON IN MARCH 2024. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE.
WE ARE PLANNING YOUTH EVENTS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MARINERS
AROUND THE TIME OF THE ALL-STAR
GAME. THERE WILL BE MORE TO
COME ON THOSE EVENTS AND AN
EXACT SCHEDULE OF THOSE EVENTS.
I WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> ANDY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MONQUEDA, LET'S
PUT YOU FIRST IN LINE THERE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
ACTUALLY, I THINK I AM GOOD. I
GOT MY WEST AND ANSWERED.
THANKS.
>> EXCELLENT. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM OTHER COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? OKAY, THANK YOU. SO
TO CATCH UP MEMBERS OF THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, THIS IS AN
INITIATIVE THAT WAS ALLUDED TO
IN THE MAYOR'S STATE OF THE
CITY SPEECH. THIS HAD BEEN
DELAYED A COUPLE TIMES JUST TO
FINALIZE A FEW OF THE DETAILS.
WE APPRECIATE PARK STAFF BEING
HERE TO GIVE THEIR FINAL GO
AHEAD AND CONCURRENCE ON THIS
ARRANGEMENT, AND DEFINITELY
APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE START OF
BASEBALL SEASON AND THE PENDING
ALL-STAR GAME. I DON'T KNOW,
TRACY, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU
WANT TO ADD AS THE CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> NO, IT COULD BE VOTED OUT O
COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEA
AND MOVE COUNSEL BILL 120546.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT MOVED AND SECONDED. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON COUNSEL
BILL 1205 FOUR SIX? SEEING
NINE, MR. CLARK, WILL YOU PLEAS
CALL THE ROLE ON THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNSEL PRESIDEN
DEBORA JUAREZ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MONQUEDA ?
AYE.
>> GREAT. EXCELLENT. WELL,
THE MOTION CARRIES, AND WE WILL
RECOMMEND THE NEXT FULL COUNCI
MEETING APPROVAL OF COUNSEL BIL
120546. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, TRYING T
VOTE TWICE LIKE THIS IS THE
CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL, BUT YOU
KNOW, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINA
ITEM TODAY , WHICH IS GOING TO
BE ITEM 3. AS A REMINDER, WE
TOOK ITEM 4 OUT OF ORDER. THE
COMMITTEE CLERK, PLEASE . ITEM
3 INTO THE RECORD. SMACK ITEM
COUNSEL BILL 14527, 022 JACKSO
PARK TRANSFERRING JURISDICTION
OF 190th STREET TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION FOR OPEN
SPACE PARK AND RECREATION
PURPOSES. TRANSFERRING A PORTIO
OF JACKSON PARK ADJACENT TO
NORTHEAST 145th STREET FROM
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION TO
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR
TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES AND
FINDING FOR PUBLIC HEARING THAT
THE EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY MEETS
THE REQUIREMENTS OF 118477 THAT
ADOPTED INITIATIVE 42.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CLARK
WE ARE JOINED HERE WITH THE
SAME PANEL. AND NOW WITH JOHN
LAYZER JOINING US. AND I BELIEV
TRACY IS ALSO STAFFING THIS
ITEM. SO, CHRISTOPHER
WILLIAMS, I WILL HAND THIS OVER
TO YOU FOR THE PANEL DISCUSSIO
HERE ON THIS ITEM AND TAKE IT
AWAY, PLEASE.
>> RATE, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
CHAIR. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE WIRE
TO COME HERE BEFORE WE CAN I
THINK SUBMIT THE DEAL ON A
PROPERTY TRANSACTION. THIS IS
A PROPERTY TRANSACTION WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON FOR SEVERAL
MONTHS WITH SDOT. IT IS TO
EXCHANGE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO
JACKSON PARK GOLF COURSE.
WITH THE IDEA OF CREATING
IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. I
THINK IN ANTICIPATION OF LIGHT
RAIL COMING THROUGH THIS PART O
TOWN. AND JOHN LAYZER FROM
SDOT AND DAVID GRAVES ARE HERE
TO BRIEF YOU ON THIS PROPERTY
EXCHANGE. I THINK THAT THIS
MEETS THE PROVISIONS OF I 42,
WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT TO
EXCHANGE PROPERTY OF EQUAL OR
GREATER VALUES. WITH THAT, I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO DAVID OR
JOHN.
>> I THINK THAT I AM TAKING IT,
CHRISTOPHER, THANK YOU.
>> YOU BET.
>> I'M JOHN LAYZER, DIRECTOR OF
AGENCY PROGRAMS WITH SDOT. I
HAVE BEEN THE LEAD FOR WORKING
WITH THE SHORELINE ON THE
INTERCHANGE AND NORTHEAST 1/45
STREET PROJECT. I WILL TRY TO
WORK QUICKLY THROUGH THE SLIDES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FINDING
TIME FOR THIS ITEM.NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. CHRISTOPHER COVERED
MANY OF THESE POINTS. THE
LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU
AUTHORIZES THE TRANSFER OF
JURISDICTION BETWEEN PARKS AND
SDOT WITHIN JACKSON PARK AND
THE ADJOINING NATURAL AREAS. TH
CITY SHORELINE HAS ASSEMBLED
FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG NORTHEAST
1/45 STREET. THOSE IMPROVEMENT
INCLUDE A WIDE SIDEWALK THAT
WILL EXTEND INTO WHAT IS
CURRENTLY SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION PROPERTY. WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED AN APPROPRIATE
PROPERTY TO EXCHANGE OR TO
TRANSFER JURISDICTION. CURRENT
UNOPENED RIGHT-OF-WAY ON
NORTHEAST 130 STREET THAT IS
ADJACENT TO AND SUPPORTING THE
NATURAL AREA AND THE EXCHANGE
COMPLIES WITH INITIATIVE 42. A
CHRISTOPHER SAID.NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE.
>> JUST TO ORIENT YOU QUICKLY,
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SLIDE IS
INTERSTATE 5 AND THE ROADWAY YO
SEE IS NORTHEAST 145 STREET .
IN THE LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER I
THE LAKESIDE WILL THAT MANY
WOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH AND IN
THE RIGHT-HAND CORNER IS THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF JACKSON PAR
, OR IF YOU ARE A GOLFER, HOLE
FIVE. ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF TH
SCREEN, NORTH-SOUTH YOU SEE THE
LIGHT RAIL ALIGNMENT OF THE
LINWOOD LAKE EXTENSION. AT THE
TOP OF THE PICTURE, THE NEW
EXTENSION ALSO CALLED SHORELIN
SOUTH. THE PROJECT WILL REPLAC
THE EXISTING SIGNAL
INTERSECTIONS ON THE EAST AND
WEST SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WITH
ROUNDABOUTS AND WILL INCLUDE
IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCL
FACILITIES ON THE NORTH SIDE AN
THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET.
IN PARTICULAR, IN THE LOWER
RIGHT-HAND CORNER YOU CAN SEE
THE SIDEWALK AREA. THAT IS
ACTUALLY IN THIS DIAGRAM IN
WHAT IS CURRENTLY THE PARKS
PROPERTY TODAY. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. THIS SLIDE SHOWS BOTH
PIECES OF PROPERTY INVOLVED IN
THE EXCHANGE. AGAIN, IN THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF JACKSON PAR
THERE IS JUST A SMALL SLIVER O
PROPERTY ABOUT 3500 SQUARE FEET
NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT THE
ROUNDABOUT AND THE SIDEWALK.
AT THE OTHER END OF JACKSON PAR
IS THE NATURAL AREA THAT IS
ADJOINING JACKSON PARK. JUST
EAST OF 10th AVENUE NORTHEAST,
SO FOR THOSE OF YOU FAMILIAR
WITH 10th AVENUE NORTHEAST,
THERE IS A THE PATCH JUST SOUT
OF JACKSON PARK. THIS IS SOUTH
OF THAT WHERE THERE IS A BRIDG
THAT CROSSES OVER THE NATURAL
AREAS AND THEN AN UNOPENED
RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS RIGHT-OF-WA
PROVIDES HABITAT BENEFITING
THE ADJOINING NATURAL AREA AND
PROVIDES A LEVEL AND RELATIVEL
ACCESSIBLE OVERLOOK AREA FOR TH
METRO AREA. WE FEEL THAT IT I
A REALLY GOOD OPTION TO
TRANSFER THAT JURISDICTION TO
PARKS AND ALLOW IT TO BE PART O
THE NATURAL AREA. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. AND I THINK THAT
ACTUALLY SUMS IT UP. AGAIN, WE
REALLY APPRECIATE PARKS
COLLABORATION WITH SDOT IN THE
CITY OF SHORELINE. WE RECOMMEND
APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATION AN
CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU
HAVE THEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOHN, FOR
THAT PRESENTATION. AND, JOHN,
YOU INTIMATED THAT YOU ESTIMATE
THE AMOUNT OF GIVE FROM PARKS I
THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE
MAP AT ABOUT 5500 SQUARE FEET
THAT WOULD BE GOING TO THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY . FOR THE 130th
LOCATION THAT SDOT WOULD BE
GRANTING PARKS, DO YOU HAVE A
SQUARE FOOTAGE ESTIMATE FOR
THAT?
>> YES. I APOLOGIZE. THE ARE
OF JACKSON PARK IS A LITTLE OVE
3500 SQUARE FEET. THE ACTUAL
FIGURE IS IN THE LEGISLATION
ITSELF, IT IS 3500 AND CHANGE,
AND THE SDOT RIGHT-OF-WAY IS
12,000 SQUARE FEET. SO, MORE
THAN THREE TIMES AS LARGE. MUC
OF THE EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY IS
WITHIN ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICAL
AREAS, BOTH STEEP SLOPE AND
THORTON CREEK. THERE IS A
LARGE, ABOUT 4000 SQUARE FEET
OF A LEVEL AREA THAT PROVIDES A
RELATIVELY ACCESSIBLE OVERLOOK
OF THE NATURAL AREA.
>> SO PARKS IS GETTING A RATIO
OF HOW MANY SQUARE FEET FOR TH
EXCHANGE?
>> IT IS SOMETHING JUST A LITTL
MORE THAN 3-1.
>> OKAY, GREAT. THAT DOES SEE
TO COMPLY WITH THE INITIATIVE
42 REQUIREMENT. DO COLLEAGUES
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'M GETTING
DIZZY LOOKING AT PICTURES OF
THOSE ROUNDABOUTS, BUT I THINK
THAT WE ARE READY TO GO WITH
MOVING THIS ONE FORWARD, UNLESS
TRACY, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS?
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ] PUBLIC
HEARING.
>> RIGHT, IS THAT THIS THAT WE
ARE SATISFYING THROUGH THIS
COMMITTEE MEETING?
>> TECHNICALLY YOU ARE SUPPOSED
TO SAY THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING
FOR THIS PURPOSE AND THIS IS
WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS BEING
HELD, FOR THAT PURPOSE. SO --
>> YEAH, ALL RIGHT, I WILL PUT
THAT ON THE RECORD. SO AS TRACY
INDICATED, THIS IS THE PUBLIC
HEARING THAT IS REQUIRED UNDER
INITIATIVE 42 TO CONSIDER A
POTENTIAL TRANSFER OF PARK
PROPERTY FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE,
THAT IS NOT UNDER THE CONTROL
OF SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
IN THIS CASE, THE TRANSMITTAL
OF A PORTION OF PROPERTY NEAR
JACKSON PARK INTO SDOT FOR THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY. AND WE JUST
HEARD THROUGH THE EXCHANGE THAT
I HAD WITH JOHN LAYZER THAT
PARKS WILL BE RECEIVING SDOT
RIGHT-OF-WAY IN THE AMOUNT OF A
RATIO OF 3-1. THAT DOES EXCEE
WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR INITIATIVE
42, WHICH I BELIEVE JUST
REQUIRES AN IN-KIND 1-1 OF PAR
AREA WITHIN THE SAME AREA. I
GUESS I SHOULD FURTHER ADD THAT
WE ARE CARVING OFF A LITTLE
FROM ONE END OF JACKSON AND
ADDING TO THE OTHER END OF
JACKSON. IT IS RELATED TO THE
SAME PARK, WHICH I THINK FURTHE
MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF
INITIATIVE 42. SO, FOR THOSE
REASONS, I DO CONCUR IN THE
JUDGMENT OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND
FOR WHATEVER IT IS WORTH, CAN
MAKE MY OWN DETERMINATION AS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE
REQUIREMENTS OF INITIATIVE 42
HAVE BEEN MET. IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD FROM
COMMITTEE PRESENTERS, OR ANY
QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS MEASURE?
>> I WOULD JUST ADD , I CAN
REMEMBER THAT THIS HAS ENORMOUS
PUBLIC BENEFIT TO IT, WHICH IS
ALSO A CONSIDERATION IN OUR
DECISION TO MAKE THIS LAND
SWAP.
>> YES , THANK YOU
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS. WE AR
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL TO
QUESTION THIS ORDINANCE. I
MOVED THAT THIS COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNSEL
BILL 120547. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANKS. HAVING BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED AND SEEING NO
FURTHER RUSSIANS ON THE BILL,
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
RECOMMENDING PASSAGE OF
120547?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MONQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE
MEASURE PASSES AND WILL GO TO
CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT FULL
COUNCIL FOR FINAL PASSAGE.
THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTERS.
THAT IS OUR LAST ITEM ON THE
AGENDA. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE, THIS COMMITTEE IS
ADJOURNED AT 4:19. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY.